cōdex icis, m (for caudex), a block: Codice misso, O.

—A log for punishing slaves, stocks: inmundus, Pr.: residens in codice, Iu.

— A block sawn into tablets, book, writing, manuscript, document (in leaves; cf. volumen, a roll): multos codices implevit: falsus.

—Esp., an account-book: accepti et expensi, a ledger: in codicis extremā cerā, the last tablet: referre in codicem.