English → Latin
“gantlet, gauntlet” in Latin
digitālisOf or belonging to the fingerdigitābuluma glove worn in gathering olivesmanicalong sleeve of a tunic, covering up to the hand; manacles, handcuffs; a grappling-iron, used to hook enemy shipscertāmenA contest, race, struggle, strife.; A battle, engagement, combat.; An object contended for, prize.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gantlet, gauntlet
*ferreum digitabulum, or, from context, digitale or digitabulum, or manica only [SYN. in GLOVE]. To throw down his gantlet, either provocare aliquem ad pugnam or certamen (general term for to challenge), or *digitabulum (or manicam) humi projicere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gantlet, gauntlet?
- The usual Latin words for “gantlet, gauntlet” are digitālis, digitābulum, manica; also certāmen. 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.