English → Latin
“caestus” in Latin
caestusa type of boxing glove made from a strap of bull's hide loaded with iron or lead ballspugilorto fight with the fist or cestus; to be a boxerpyctaPrizefighter, boxer, pugilist; A (fighting) cockpugilātusa boxing, fighting with the cestus
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
caestus
caestus. To fight with caestuses, pugilare (the boxer with them was pugil, pycta [πύκτης]: the act, pugilatus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for caestus?
- The usual Latin words for “caestus” are caestus, pugilor, pycta; also pugilātus. 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.