CONGIARY, noun [Latin] Properly, a present made by the Roman emperors to the people; originally in corn or wine measured out to them in a congius, a vessel holding a gallon or rather more. In present usage, a gift or a donative represented on a medal.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.