habena

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noun

A restricting bandage or frenum

OriginLatin habena ← Proto-Italic *haβēō ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti →
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Meanings

nounhabena (plural habenae)

plural habenae

  1. A restricting bandage or frenum

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰeh₁bʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*haβēō
  4. Latinhabeō
  5. Latinhabena
  6. Englishhabena

Borrowed from Latin habena.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

habena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habena

MLA

“habena.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habena. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “habena,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/habena.

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