English

Noun

paludamentum ‎(plural paladumenta)

1. (historical, Ancient Rome) A military cloak worn by a general and his principal officers.

Latin

Etymology

Cognate with pallium and palla.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pa.luː.daːˈmen.tum/

Noun

palūdāmentum n ‎(genitive palūdāmentī); second declension

1. A military cloak or cape fastened at one shoulder.

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

• palūdātus

Descendants

• English: paludamentum
• Italian: paludamento
• Spanish: paludamento

References

• paludamentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• paludamentum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• PALUDAMENTUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “paludamentum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• paludamentum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• paludamentum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin