I.the offering of the firstfruits measured out beforehand for Ceres: praemetium quod praelibationis causā ante praemetitur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 235 Müll.; cf.: “praemetium de spicis, quas primum messuissent, sacrificabant Cereri,” id. ib. s. v. sacrima, p. 319 ib.; and: praemetium (al. praemetivum), ἡ πρὸ θερισμοῦ Δημήτρας θυσία, Gloss. Philox.
praemĕtĭum (al. ‡ praemessum ), ĭi, n. prae-metior,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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