Meanings
nounpugio (plural pugios)
plural pugios
- historicalA dagger or poignard, especially the kind used by the Ancient Romans.
The Pugio or Dagger was used by the Romans, a species of that weapon called the Hand Seax was worn by the Saxons, with which they massacred the English on Salisbury Plain in 476.
1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 34
Origin
- Latinpūgiō
- Latinpūgiō
- Englishpugio
Borrowed from Latin pūgiō.
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APA
pugio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pugio
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Chicago
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