• (n.) A measure of half a sextary. • (n.) A measure equal to about ten fluid ounces.
(from the article `measurement system`) The principal Roman capacity measures were the hemina, sextarius, modius, and amphora for dry products and the quartarus,...
He·mi'na noun ; plural Heminæ . [ Latin , from Greek ....] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A measure of half a sextary. Arbuthnot. 2. (Medicine) A measure equal to about ten fluid ounces.