foederatus

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /fiːdɛˈɹɑːtəs/

Etymology

From Latin foederātus (allied), from foedus (league, agreement)

Noun

foederatus (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.
    • 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin 2012, p. 23:
      In the middle stage, the Reges Gothorum saw themselves as something better than mere foederati.

↑Jump back a section

Read in another language

This page is available in 2 languages

Last modified on 28 October 2012, at 07:45