Spectátio, onis, f. g. Verbale, fœ. Cicer.A vewing or confidering.Spectatio pecuniæ.Cic.A triall or proofe of money.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
spectātĭo, ōnis, f. [specto], a looking, beholding, contemplation of a thing, a sight, view (rare but class.). I.Lit.A. In gen., absol.: homo ad artificem suum (deum) spectat: quam spectationem Trismegistus qewri/an rectissime nominavit, Lact. 7, 9 med.: apparatūs spectatio, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 2: animum levare spectatione, id. Att. 13, 44, 2.—Plur.: quae scenicis moribus ad spectationes populo comparantur, Vitr. 10 praef.— B. In partic., an examining, proving, testing of money: pecuniae, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 78, 181.— II.Trop., respect, regard, consideration: Macedonicum bellum nomine amplius quam spectatione gentis fuit, Flor. 2, 7, 3.