Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Theorica

Theorica , noun, plural

[New Latin, from Greek {not transcribed} (sc. {not transcribed}), from {not transcribed} belonging to {not transcribed} a public spectacle. See Theory.]

(Greek Antiquities) Public moneys expended at Athens on festivals, sacrifices, and public entertainments (especially theatrical performances), and in gifts to the people; -- also called theoric fund.