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“life-guard” in Latin
ēvocōto summon, to call out, to call forth; to evoke; to lure or enticesatellesattendant, follower, guard, bodyguard; followers, train; accomplice, abettorprī̆ncepsfirst, foremost; chief, distinguishedstīpātorattendant (of a nobleman); retinue, bodyguardprōtēctorprotector (all senses); guardian; guard; a high-ranking honorary title in the Roman Dominate, originally a bodyguard of
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
life-guard
corporis custodes (general term); delecta manus, or juventus quae alicujus (e.g., principis) corpus domumque custodit (Vid: Cic., Mil., 25, 67); evocati, qui excubias circa principis cubiculum vice militum agunt (consisting of citizens, Suet., Gall., 10); stipatores corporis, or simply stipatores (under the later emperors, protectores); satellites (when considered as those who executed commands; Vid: Cic., Rull., 2, 13, 32, stipalores corporis constituit eosdem ministros et satellites potestatis); cohors praetoria (in the time of the republic, cohors imperatoris, quam delectam manum praesidii causa circa se habet; Liv., 2, 20: under the emperors there were several (ten or more) cohortes praetoriani, which formed the standing army of the emperors, like the Turkish janizaries, called also milites praetoriani; regia cohors; regia cohors custodesque corporis; scholares, alae scholares (under the later emperors, the household troops). To take a life-guard, stationem militum sibi assumere; corpus armatis circumsepire: to have a life-guard, delectam manum praesidii, or custodiae, causa circa se habere: to have a life-guard of 260 cavalry, ducentos equites ad custodiam corporis habere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for life-guard?
- The usual Latin words for “life-guard” are ēvocō, satelles, prī̆nceps; also stīpātor, prōtēctor. 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.