*דִּימוֹסְנָאֵי, (a corrupt. of δημοσιῶναι = publicani) farmers of public revenues under the Roman government. Meg. Taan. ch. III, quot. in Snh. 91ᵃ [read:] איתבטילו ד׳ וכ׳ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the demosionai were removed.