LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculine

clībanārĭus

clībanārĭus m

Meaning

  1. a type of heavily armored cavalryman

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

clībănārĭus, ii, m. clibanus,
I. a soldier clad in mail, a cuirassier, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 56; Amm. 16, 10, 8; Eutr. 6, 7, 9.

Origins

According to Frithiof Rundgren (1957), from Iranian *grīwbānar, from Middle Iranian *grīwbānwar, from Old Iranian *grīva-pāna-bara (“neck-guard wearer”). Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠grīwbān⁠/, “neck-guard”) is attested in Vendidad 14.9. See also clībanus and κρίβανος (kríbanos).

Quick answers

What does clībanārĭus mean in Latin?
clībanārĭus, a noun, means “a type of heavily armored cavalryman”.