vectigalia

vectigalia is a Latin form of vectigal, meaning “tax, revenue, tribute”. It is the nominative plural neuter noun or nominative plural neuter adjective or vocative plural neuter adjective.

It can also be a form of vectigalis, “paying tribute; of taxes”.

Found 79 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 1.18.3: ipsum esse Dumnorigem, summa audacia, magna apud plebem propter liberalitatem gratia, cupidum rerum novarum. Complures annos portoria reliquaque omnia Haeduorum vectigalia parvo pretio redempta habere, propterea quod illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo.

Suetonius, Caligula 40.1: Vectigalia noua atque inaudita primum per publicanos, deinde, quia lucrum exuberabat, per centuriones tribunosque praeto …

Suetonius, Nero 10.1: … essus, neque liberalitatis neque clementiae, ne comitatis quidem exhibendae ullam occasionem omisit. grauiora uectigalia aut aboleuit aut minuit. praemia delatorum Papiae legis ad quartas redegit. diuisis populo uiritim quadringen …

All forms of vectigal (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.