English → Latin
“halter” in Latin
restisrope, cordfūnisrope, cord, linelaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap; chains, catenacapistrumhalter, headstall, harnesscapistrōto halter; tie with a halter; to bind fast; fasten
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
halter
A rope, restis: funis (a rope): laqueus (a snare or noose made of a rope, either for catching or strangling). Take a halter and hang yourself, sume restim et suspende te: to put an end to one’s disgrace with a halter, laqueo infamiam finire.
Of a horse, capistrum: to put it on, capistrare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for halter?
- The usual Latin words for “halter” are restis, fūnis, laqueus; also capistrum, capistrō. 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.