# pomerium

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəʊ̆ˈmɪə.ɹɪ.əm/

## Definitions
1. The ritually established and sacred formal boundary of the territory of a Roman city; the territory thus bound.

## Etymology
From Latin pōmoerium, pōmērium (“the religious boundary of a city”), either from post (“behind”) + moerus, mūrus (“wall”) + -ium (neuter form of -ius (adjective-forming suffix)), or derived from an Etruscan word.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pomerium