Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
montem . - noun Cakes of salt used as a medium of exchange.
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Our word "salary" comes from the Latin word _sal_, meaning salt; and _salarium_, or "salt-money," was money given for paying one's expenses on a journey.
Diggers in the Earth Eva March Tappan 1892
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