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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Con·gi·a·ry n.; pl. Congiaries .  A present, as of corn, wine, or oil, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people; -- so called because measured to each in a congius.
 Note: ☞ In later years, when gifts of money were distributed, the name congius was retained.
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