present (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. dōnum2. mūnus, ĕris, n. • present (subs.): 1. dōnum: v. gift. 2. mūnus, ĕris, n.: to send a person p.s, mittere alicui munera, Cic. Verr. 4, 27, 62: Plin. Dimin. munusculum (a small p.): Cic. Fam. 9, 12, etc. Other special terms are, strēna (a new year's p.), Suet. Cal. 42: xĕnia, orum (p.s to a guest), Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 14 (also used in wider sense, ib. 5, 14, 8, of friendly p.s, not in money ["maxime esculenta et potulenta," Gierig] made to a pleader): Vitr.: sing. not in use corollarium (a gratuity, douceur), Suet. Aug. 45: Apul. See also donative. To make any one p.s, munerari, with direct acc.: Cic. Att. 7, 2, 2.