the contribution of a province to the games instituted by an œdile

vectīgal, ālis ( gen. plur. vectigaliorum, Suet. Aug. 101; id. Calig. 16:

vectigalium,

id. Tib. 49), n. [vectus, from veho], a toll, tax, impost paid to the State (cf.: tributum, census, stipendium).

Lit.:

in vectigalibus non solum adventus mali, sed etiam metus ipse affert calamitatem... ita neque ex portu neque ex decumis neque ex scripturā vectigal conservari potest,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 6, 15; C. Gracch. ap. Gell 11, 10, 3; Caes. B C 1, 35; id. B. G. 1, 18; 1, 36:

pensitare,

Cic. Imp Pomp. 6, 16:

imponere agro,

id. Agr. 2, 21, 55 sq.:

levare agrum vectigali,

id. Brut. 36, 136.—

Esp., an honorarium or contribution paid to a magistrate:

praetorium,

Cic. Att. 5, 21, 11: aedilicium, the contribution of a province to the games instituted by an œdile, id. Q. Fr, 1, 1, 9, § 26.—

Transf, of private affairs, revenue, rents, income, etc.:

vectigalia urbana rusticis (anteponantur),

Cic. Off. 2, 25, 88; cf.:

ex meo tenui vectigali,

id. Par. 6, 3, 49; Hor. C. 3, 16, 40; Col. praef. § 27; Plin. 9, 54, 79, § 168; 26, 3, 8, § 15; Plin. Ep. 7, 18, 2 sq.—Prov.:

magnum vectigal est Parsimonia,

Cic. Par. 6, 3, 49.