LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

pīlānus

Meaning

  1. a triarius

pīlānus, i, m. pilum,
I. a triarius, one of the soldiers forming the third rank in battle: pilani pilis pugnantes, Paul. ex Fest. p. 204 Müll.: pilani triarii quoque dicti quod in acie tertio ordine extremis subsidio deponebantur, Varr. L. L. 5, § 89 Müll.; Ov. F. 3, 129.

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What does pīlānus mean in Latin?
pīlānus, a noun, means “a triarius”.