What is the Latin word for tether?

The usual Latin words for “tether” are numella, pedica, fūnis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“tether” in Latin

numellaa collar serving to impede movement pedicashackle, fetter; snare fūnisrope, cord, line

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

tether

numella (= “genus vinculi, quo quadrupedes deligantur,” Festus. As an instrument of torture, both the head and feet were inserted in it [Nonius, 144, 25, sq.] ; hence, this was probably the case when it was used as an instrument for confining cattle to their pasture, etc.); perhaps pedica (general term for fetter), or funis.

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What is the Latin word for tether?: The usual Latin words for “tether” are numella, pedica, fūnis. 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.