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laticlave

UK/ˈlatɪkleɪv/

laticlave noun: a badge of two wide purple stripes, worn by senators and certain other high-ranking people in ancient Rome.

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.

Forms of laticlave

plurallaticlaves

Origin of laticlave

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

Questions about laticlave

What does laticlave mean?
Laticlave means a badge of two wide purple stripes, worn by senators and certain other high-ranking people in ancient Rome.
What part of speech is laticlave?
Laticlave is a noun.
How do you pronounce laticlave?
Laticlave is pronounced /ˈlatɪkleɪv/ (UK).
What is the plural of laticlave?
The plural of laticlave is laticlaves.

Words near laticlave in the dictionary

  1. Latic
  2. latices
  3. laticifer
  4. laticiferous
  5. laticifers
  6. laticlave
  7. laticlaves
  8. laticostate
  9. Latics
  10. latid
  11. latids

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