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“brand” in Latin
tītiōfirebrand (tool)torrisfirebrandstigmastigma (a permanent identity mark branded, cut or tattooed onto the skin, typically given to slaves, criminals and traitmaculaa spot, speck, small mark or stain; a blemish, temporary or permanent (for example, a bruise, freckle, mole, birthmark, ignōminiadishonour, disgrace, degradation, ignominy, shamenōtusfamiliar, customary, in common use; widely known, famous, well-known; of great renown, illustrious, celebrated, notoriousignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal, signet; emblem, ensigntorreōto scorch, burn, parch; to roast, bake; to nip, pinchvīvusalive, living; native, genuine, in the natural state; bright, lit, burning, kindledimpōnōto place, lay, set, or put on, in, into, over, or upon; to impose upon, put upon, lay upon, inflict upon, fix, put, enjo
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
brand
fire-brand, titio (τινθός, on or taken from the hearth, where it served for warmth, heat, light): torris (torreo; the burning brand from the hearth, especially from a pile or altar, where it was consuming a corpse, victim, etc.). A burning brand, titio ardens, poetical, vivus (opposed to exstinctus).
Mark of disgrace, litterarum nota (inusta), stigma. FIG., to cast a brand of infamy upon one, maculam or ignominiam or notam turpitudinis alicui inurere; aliquem ignominia notare (of the censor).
For cattle, nota, signum.
brand v.
To brand one, notam alicui inurere, stigma alicui inscribere, imponere. FIG. (Vid: above, to cast a brand upon). Branded (PROP.), litterarum nota or stigmatis nota inustus, stigmatias (-ae). Branded with crime, infamatus, infamie, famosus: with cowardice, ignaviae nota designatus. A branding-iron, cauterium.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for brand?
- The usual Latin words for “brand” are tītiō, torris, stigma; also macula, ignōminia, nōtus. 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.