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- Latin · borrowed fromfoederātus“allied”
- English todayfoederatus
From Latin foederātus (“allied”), from foedus (“league, agreement”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
foederatus
Today it means: A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose. Full definition →
Latin foederātus