bolt (of a door)
Latin word, found 15 times in the texts on Socratos.
Terence, Heautontimorumenos 2.3.278: Anus foribus obdit pessulum; ad lanam redit.
Plautus, Aulularia 1.2.104: fores ambobus pessulis. iam ego hic ero.
Plautus, Curculio 1.2.147: Péssuli, heus péssuli, vós salutó lubens,
All forms of pessulus