I.that with which any thing is made full or whole; a filling up, supply, supplement.
I. In gen. (so rare; “perh. only post-Aug.): ex geminis singula capita in supplementum gregis reservantur,” Col. 7, 6, 7: “nec ullis juventutis supplementis frequentatae,” id. 9, 13, 13: “adjectum supplementum Campaniae coloniae,” Vell. 2, 81, 2: “quosdam bello captos in supplementum urbium dividit,” Just. 8, 6, 1: “digitum torpentem cornei circuli supplemento scripturae admovere,” with the help, aid, Suet. Aug. 80: “supplementum operi postulabant,” App. M. p. 231, 12: “sordentia supplementa et dapes gratuitas conquirere,” broken victuals, id. ib. 4, p. 149, 5: “artis magicae,” apparatus, id. ib. 2, p. 124, 16.—
II. In partic., in milit. lang., a making up, filling up a body of troops, recruiting; concr., supplies, reinforcements (the class. signif. of the word): “supplementum legionibus scribere,” Cic. Fam. 3, 3, 1; cf. Liv. 42, 10, 12: “legiones veteres supplemento explere,” id. 1, 30: “per causam supplementi ab exercitu discedit,” Caes. B. G. 7, 9: “supplementi nomine,” id. B. C. 3, 4: “in supplementum classis juventus armaque data,” Liv. 28, 37, 4: “servos ad suplpementum remigum dedit,” id. 26, 47, 3: “in supplementum scribere,” id. 37, 2, 2; 42, 1, 2: “distribuere,” Curt. 4, 5, 18: “legere,” id. 5, 1, 13: “milites, qui in supplementum venerant,” Just. 3, 4, 5.
