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“garrison” in Latin
praesidiumdefence, protection, guardianship; help, aid, assistance; guard, garrison, convoy, escortstatīvusstationary (standing still); permanent (especially of a military camp)NīcomēdīaNicomedia (capital city of Bithynia)locōto put, place, set; to arrange, establish; to lease, hire out, lend
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
garrison s.
praesidium (also = milites praesidiarii; i. e., the soldiers forming the garrison): praesidium stativum (the soldiers, considered as having their permanent quarters there): stativa, orum, plur. adjective (sc. castra, the place where the troops are garrisoned). To be in garrison any where, praesidio esse alicui loco (to be placed in a town for its defence); stativa habere aliquo loco (to be stationed there): to be in garrison at Nicomedia, in statione Nicomedensi esse: to remain any where in garrison, aliquo loco relinqui praesidio: to place a garrison in a town, in oppido praesidium ponere, locare, collocare, constituere; locum praesidio firmare, munire; urbi praesidium imponere: to have a garrison, praesidio teneri; praesidio firmatum, munitum esse: to have a strong garrison, firmum praesidium habere; valido praesidio firmatum esse: to strengthen a garrison, praesidium majoribus copiis firmare: to withdraw a garrison, praesidium ex urbe deducere, abducere (general terms); locum praesidio nudare (with the accessory notion of leaving it defenceless): to leave behind one a sufficient garrison, locum tutum relinquere: a regiment in garrison, praesidium stativum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for garrison?
- The usual Latin words for “garrison” are praesidium, statīvus, Nīcomēdīa; also locō. 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.