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“disloyal” in Latin
rēxking, ruler; despot, tyrant (during the time of the Republic when there were no kings and executive power was usually diperfidusthat breaks one's promise; false; faithless; dishonest; disloyal; deceitful; treacherous; unsafe; dangerousperfidiōsustreacherous, perfidiousīnfidēlisunfaithful; treacherous, disloyal; unbelieving, infidelīnfīdusuntrustworthy, incredible; disloyal, unfaithful; uncertain, unsafeavidusgreedy, avaricious, covetous; eager, enthusiastic, desiring, desirous; lustful, passionate; eager, hungry, voracious, gl
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
disloyal
regis inimicus: regi or principi infidelis (unfaithful to the sovereign; after regi - fidelis, Nep. Dat., 1, 3): qui odium concepit in regem; qui odium suscepit adversus regem: qui regi or principi non vult (Cic.), or non est amicus; or by the general terms: perfidus; perfidiosus; infidelis; infidus [SYN. in FAITHLESS]: novarum rerum cupidus or avidus, novis rebus studens (desiring political change): proditor patriae (a traitor to one’s country): disloyal (of conduct, etc.), *principis voluntati (or legi, or patriae legibus, according to circumstances), repugnans or contrarius. To be disloyal (to his sovereign), a rege desciscere; a regis amicitia deficere (Nep., Con., 2; revolt from him): averso a principe or rege esse animo (to dislike him): novarum rerum causas quaerere (to attempt to bring about a revolution, etc.): to act as a disloyal subject, leges perfringere or perrumpere (to break the laws).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for disloyal?
- The usual Latin words for “disloyal” are rēx, perfidus, perfidiōsus; also īnfidēlis, īnfīdus, avidus. 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.