An ancient Roman liquid measure of one eighth of an amphora, equal in modern terms to about 6 imperial pints.
康吉斯（古罗马液量单位，约相当于现在的6英制品脱）
Example sentencesExamples
Some amphoras seem to be multiples of the choe, equivalent to the Roman congius.
During the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth months let them have a sextarius [about a pint] per day or five congii per month.
But just when I thought it was going to get good and circular it turns out that a congius is roughly equal to six pints, and so a sextarius is one pint.
In the nineteenth century, the congius was used in British medicine and pharmacology as a name for the British Imperial gallon.
In Roman times the amphora was used as a unit of liquid measure containing 2 urnae, 8 congii, or 48 sextarii (the latter, equivalent to a pint).
Origin
Latin.
Definition of congius in US English:
congius
nounˈkänjēəs
An ancient Roman liquid measure of one eighth of an amphora, equal in modern terms to about 6.4 pints (3.6 liters).
康吉斯（古罗马液量单位，约相当于现在的6英制品脱）
Example sentencesExamples
In the nineteenth century, the congius was used in British medicine and pharmacology as a name for the British Imperial gallon.
Some amphoras seem to be multiples of the choe, equivalent to the Roman congius.
But just when I thought it was going to get good and circular it turns out that a congius is roughly equal to six pints, and so a sextarius is one pint.
During the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth months let them have a sextarius [about a pint] per day or five congii per month.
In Roman times the amphora was used as a unit of liquid measure containing 2 urnae, 8 congii, or 48 sextarii (the latter, equivalent to a pint).