Lewis & Short

† stemma, ătis, n., = στέμμα.

  1. I. In gen., a garland, wreath (post-class.), Prud. στεφ. 10, 908; Firm. Math. 3, 8.
  2. II. In partic., a garland hung upon an ancestral image (post-Aug.), Sen. Ben. 3, 28, 1; Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 6.
    1. B. Transf., a pedigree, genealogical table, genealogical tree, Sen. Ep. 44, 1; Suet. Ner. 37; id. Galb. 2; Stat. S. 3, 3, 43; Pers. 3, 28; Juv. 8, 1; Mart. 5, 35, 4.
      1. 2. Trop., nobility, high value: argenti fumosa sui stemmata narrare, Mart. 8, 6, 3: referre prisci jejunii, the great antiquity, Prud. Cath. 7, 81.