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loricatus.

wearing a lōrīca, harnessed, clad in mail

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɫoː.riːˈkaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[lo.riˈkaː.tus]
  1. wearing a lōrīca, harnessed, clad in mail

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. wearing a coat of mail

    Medieval-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
    item alium holosericum luricatum
    vela loricata melinoporphyra uncinata duo
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of lōrīcō.

noun[ɫoː.riːˈkaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[lo.riˈkaː.tus]
  1. a monk penitent who practises mortification of the flesh by wearing a chainmail shirt next to the skin (i.e., without padding)

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2
  2. a warrior clad in mail, an armoured knight

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Substantivisations of the masculine forms of the adjective lōrīcātus in elliptical use for monachus lōrīcātus (“mail-clad monk”), eques lōrīcātus (“mail-clad knight”), etc.

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