LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

lănĭātus

Meaning

  1. a tearing in pieces, a mangling, lacerating

lănĭātus, ūs, m. 1. lanio,
I. a tearing in pieces, a mangling, lacerating.
I. Lit. (rare but class.): ferarum, *Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 104: avium, Amm. 24, 2, 8.—In plur.: avium ferarumque laniatibus objectus, Val. Max. 1, 6, 11: quid efferatius quam quod membra et artus debitoris brevissimo laniatu distrahantur, Gell. 20, 1, 19.—
II. Trop., anguish, remorse: si recludantur tyrannorum mentes, posse adspici laniatus, Tac. A. 6, 6.

In English words that came into English from lănĭātus

  • laniatelănĭātus

Quick answers

What does lănĭātus mean in Latin?
lănĭātus, a noun, means “a tearing in pieces, a mangling, lacerating”.