gratuity Copy link Outline 1. stips, ĭpis, f. (of a small coin)2. congiārium (strictly referring to the distributions of corn, etc., but also used of other gifts of a superior)3. cŏrollārium (a small additional present, douceur) • gratuity: 1. stips, ĭpis, f. (of a small coin): who would call the g. of a paltry coin a kindness, quis beneficium dicat s. aeris abjecti? Sen. Ben. 4, 29, 2: to collect g.s, stipem colligere, Liv. 38, 45, ad fin. 2. congiārium (strictly referring to the distributions of corn, etc., but also used of other gifts of a superior): cf. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, fin. See also gift. 3. cŏrollārium (a small additional present, douceur): to quit the table without a g. (of an actor who has amused the company), sine c. de convivio discedere, Cic. Verr. 2, 22, 49: to give any one an additional g., c. alicui aspergere, Sen. Ben. 6, 17: Apul.