board (subs.) Copy link Outline I. a plank1. tăbŭla2. tăbella (a small b.)3. axis, is, m. Caes.II. A tableIII. Food, dietIV. A table on which games are played1. ăbăcus (divided into squares like a draft-b.)2. tăbŭla lūsōrĭa3. tăbella4. alvĕus or alveus lūsōrĭus5. alvĕŏlusV. A body of men, council, etc.1. consĭlĭum2. collēgĭum (a permanent b. of officials) • board (subs.): I. a plank: 1. tăbŭla: to put up a b. (stating that a house is to let), tabulam ponere, Cic.. Juv. 2. tăbella (a small b.): Ov. 3. axis, is, m. Caes.: oak b.s, querni axes, Plin.: v. plank. II. A table: q. v. mensa. III. Food, diet: q. v.: victus, ūs: necessary b. and clothing, v. vestitusque necessarius, Cic. to furnish anyone with his daily b., alicui v. quotidianum praebere, Cic.: to pay a high price for b. and lodging, *v. mansionemque magno pretio emere. IV. A table on which games are played: 1. ăbăcus (divided into squares like a draft-b.): Suet. 2. tăbŭla lūsōrĭa: Mart. 3. tăbella: Ov. 4. alvĕus or alveus lūsōrĭus: Plin.: Val. Max. 5. alvĕŏlus: Cic. V. A body of men, council, etc.: 1. consĭlĭum: a military b., c. militare, Liv.: Cic. 2. collēgĭum (a permanent b. of officials): to elect anyone member of a b., aliquem in c. cooptare, Cic.: Caes. Phr: to go on b. a ship: v. to embark: to leap over-b., ex navi se projicere, ex navi desilire, Caes.: to be a passenger on b. a ship, in navi vehi, Cic.: to throw goods over-b., in mari jacturam (mercium) facere, Cic.: to act above b., sincere agere, Cic.