laticlave

English

Etymology

From Late Latin lāticlāvium, lāticlāvus, from lātus (“broad”) + clāvus (“purple stripe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlatɪkleɪv/

Noun

laticlave (plural laticlaves)

1. (historical) A badge of two wide purple stripes, worn by senators and certain other high-ranking people in ancient Rome.

Translations

senatorial badge

• French: laticlave (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• cavatelli, vacillate

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin lāticlāvium, with change of gender after lāticlāvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ti.klav/

Noun

laticlave m (plural laticlaves)

1. (historical) laticlave

Further reading

• “laticlave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.