angusticlave
English
Etymology
Latin angustus (“narrow”) and clavus (“nail, stripe”).
Noun
angusticlave (plural angusticlaves)
- (historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
Related terms
- angusticlavia
French
Noun
angusticlave m (plural angusticlaves)
- angusticlave
Further reading
- “angusticlave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.