verbprae-rĭgescoPRAE-RIGESCO☆ KeepMeaningto become exceedingly stiffLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PRAERIGESCOLEWIS & SHORTPRAERIGESCOprae-rĭgesco, gŭi, 3, I. v. inch. n., to become exceedingly stiff (post - Aug.): ita praeriguisse manus, Tac. A. 13, 35.Read the whole entry