Tēs'se-rā, n.

n.; pl. TĒS'SE-RÆ. [Lat., a square piece, a die; Fr. tessère. See TESSELLAR.]

1. A small piece, cubical or of some other geometrical form, of marble, glass, earthen-ware, &c., used for various purposes by the ancients, as for making tessellated pavements, for ornamenting walls, and like purposes; also as a ticket of admission to the theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as tokens for various other purposes. Fairholt.
2. (Numis.) A token used on the continent of Europe.