English → Latin
“palliation” in Latin
excūsātiōexcusenōmenname; short for nomen gentile, nomen, the family name in a Roman name, indicating the person's gens; titlevēlāmentumcovering; screencolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,
The English word palliation itself goes back to Latin pallium, through pallio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
palliation
excusatio; aliquid excusationis: nomen; velamentum; color. Vid: the verb.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for palliation?
- The usual Latin words for “palliation” are excūsātiō, nōmen, vēlāmentum; also colō. 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.