laticlave

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UK/ˈlatɪkleɪv/

noun

A badge of two wide purple stripes, worn by senators and certain other high-ranking people in ancient Rome.

OriginLate Latin lāticlāvium →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounlaticlave (plural laticlaves)

plural laticlaves

  1. historicalA badge of two wide purple stripes, worn by senators and certain other high-ranking people in ancient Rome.

Origin

  1. Late Latinlāticlāvium
  2. Englishlaticlave

Borrowed from Late Latin lāticlāvium, lāticlāvus, from lātus (“broad”) + clāvus (“purple stripe”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ταβλίον
  • ταβλίον (tablíon)senatorial badge
Finnish leveä raita
  • leveä raitasenatorial badge
French laticlave
  • laticlavesenatorial badge
German Einsatzstreifen, Einsatzstück
  • Einsatzstreifensenatorial badge
  • Einsatzstücksenatorial badge
Hebrew טַבְלָה
  • טַבְלָה (ṭaḇlā́)senatorial badge

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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