English Explanatory Dictionary

angusticlave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank

Word forms

angusticlave angusticlaves

Etymology

From Latin angustus (“narrow”) and clavus (“nail, stripe”).

Related words

angusticlavia
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