angusticlave

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English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin angustus (“narrow”) and clavus (“nail, stripe”).

Noun

angusticlave (plural angusticlaves)

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

French

Noun

angusticlave m (plural angusticlaves)

  1. angusticlave
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