paludamentum

American  

[puh-loo-duh-men-tuhm] / pəˌlu dəˈmɛn təm /

Also paludament

noun

plural

paludamenta

1. a cloak worn by officials and military officers of ancient Rome, especially during wartime.

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Etymology

Origin of paludamentum

1695–1705; < Latin palūdāmentum; akin to palla

Example Sentences

He saw a tall man with features of wonderful beauty regarding them kindly and in silence; his white paludamentum was heavily fringed with purple, and Sergius recognized him now,—Marcus Marcellus, the new dictator.

From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield

Cæsar's red paludamentum marked him out a conspicuous figure for the aim of the missiles, but he bore a charmed life.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns

Cæsar had laid down his paludamentum, and the attackers thought they had to deal simply with three ordinary Romans, who meant to sell their lives dearly.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns

Rome had long since outgrown her walls and ceased to contemplate them except as landmarks and conventionalities, useless but as significant as C�sar's paludamentum.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

The general seized his red paludamentum, threw it over his face, groaned once, and fell.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns