English → Latin
“battle array” in Latin
aciēssharp edge or point; battle line; battle, engagementcōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches; plenty, fulness, multitude; opportunity, facilities (the means of doing ōrdinōto arrange, put in order, organize; to rule, govern; to ordain, appoint to office
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
battle array
acies: to put the army in battle array, aciem instruere (poetically, aciem struere): copias or exercitum instruere: to put themselves in battle array, ordinatos or instructos consistere: to stand in battle array, armatos in acie stare; aciem instructam habere; instructos stare: to march in battle array, instructos acie proficisci (Verg., Aen. 11, 449).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for battle array?
- The usual Latin words for “battle array” are aciēs, cōpia, ōrdinō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.