foederatus

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/fiːdɛˈɹɑːtəs/

noun

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.

OriginLatin foederātus →
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Meanings

nounfoederatus (plural foederati)

plural foederati

  1. 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.

    In the middle stage, the Reges Gothorum saw themselves as something better than mere foederati.

    2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 23

Origin

  1. Latinfoederātus“allied”
  2. Englishfoederatus

From Latin foederātus (“allied”), from foedus (“league, agreement”).

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APA

foederatus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foederatus

MLA

“foederatus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foederatus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foederatus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foederatus.

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