The tribune refused him the tessera which he must have to approach the emperor's abode, and required that he produce the indorsement of some notable Roman before he return again.
A day later, he passed the picket thrown out a hundred paces from the actual precincts of the villa of Lucullus, but when he offered his tessera to the praetorian posted at its inner walls, the soldier did not lower his short sword.
Wherefore, if ye evade them, ye evade a divine command!
Tessera in the shape of a fish used as a mark by early Christians, 547-l.
Maximus Taurinus defines the tessera as a sign and symbol, 548-u.
Tessera Hospitalis, a piece of wood cut in two as a pledge of friendship, 547-m.
Maximus Taurinus says: "The tessera is a symbol and sign by which to distinguish between the Faithful and the Profane.
Tessera inscribed with a Greek word, the initials signifying--, 547-l.
There was also a tessera hospitalis, which was a piece of wood cut into two parts, as a pledge of friendship.
Hearing of curates is a tessera of our incorporation with them; for communion in sacred things doth infer an incorporation of the communicants or joiners in all cases, both in lawful and unlawful communions, 1 Cor.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tessera" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
