English Explanatory Dictionary

gladius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Roman sword roughly two feet long.
  2. A pen, a hard internal bodypart of certain cephalopods, made of chitin-like material.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlæd.i.əs/

Word forms

gladius gladiuses gladii

Etymology

From Latin gladius (“Roman short sword, gladius”). Doublet of glaive.

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