Meaning of contus | Babel Free
Definitions
long pole; pike
declension-2, masculine
Examples
“Praefixa contīs capita gestābantur inter signa cohortium iū̆xtā aquilam legiōnis...”
Heads attached to the points of pikes were being carried about next to the [heralidic] eagle of the legion...
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free