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palmāris, e, adj. [1. palma].

  1. I. A hand’s-breadth, or palm, in length, width, etc.: virgulae, Varr. R. R. 1, 35: spatia, Col. 8, 3; 11, 3: scrobes, Pall. 3, 24: palmarem in minutiem contrahi, Arn. 6, 204.
  2. II. Of palms, full of palms, palm-: lucus, Amm. 24, 4, 7.
    1. B. Trop., that merits the palm or prize, excellent (class.): statua, Cic. Phil. 6, 5, 15: sententia, id. N. D. 1, 8, 20: dea, the goddess of victory, because she is represented with a palm-branch, App. M. 2, p. 116, 2.

palmārĭus, a, um, adj. [1. palma],

  1. I. of or belonging to palms: Insula Palmaria, the Isle of Palms in the Tyrrhenian Sea, now Palmarola, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 7; Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 81.
  2. II. Transf., subst.: palmārĭ-um, ii, n.
    1. * A. That which deserves the prize, a masterpiece: id vero est, quod ego mihi puto palmarium, Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 8.
    2. B. The fee of a successful advocate, Dig. 50, 13, 1, § 12; cf. palmarium, ἀξιόνικον, Gloss. Philox.