LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

prōcīnctus

prōcīnctus m (genitive prōcīnctūs)
Classical[proːˈkiːŋk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[proˈt͡ʃiŋk.tus]

Meaning

  1. preparedness, readiness (e.g. for battle)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōcīnctusprōcīnctūs
genitiveprōcīnctūsprōcīnctuum
dativeprōcīnctuīprōcīnctibus
accusativeprōcīnctumprōcīnctūs
ablativeprōcīnctūprōcīnctibus
vocativeprōcīnctusprōcīnctūs

prōcinctus, a, um, Part., from procingo.
prōcinctus, ūs, m. procingo, prop. a girding up; hence, transf., milit. t. t.,
I. a being prepared or equipped for battle, readiness for action: procinctum, ὅταν εἰς πόλεμον συγκαλέσωνται, Gloss. Philox.: oratorem armatum semper ac velut in procinctu stantem, Quint. 12, 9, 21; cf. id. 10, 1, 2: neque in procinctu et castris habitos, Tac. H. 3, 2: in procinctu bellorum excubare, Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 66: testamentum facere in procinctu, to make one's will on the battle-field (one of the three ways of making a will), Cic. de Or. 1, 53, 228; id. N. D. 2, 3, 9; Gell. 15, 27, 2 sq.; Gai. Inst. 2, 101; Just. Inst. 2, 10.—Prov.: in procinctu habere aliquid, to have a thing ready or at hand: severitatem abditam, clementiam in procinctu habeo, Sen. Clem. 1, 1, 4; cf.: nisi in procinctu paratamque ad omnes casus habuerit eloquentiam, Quint. 10, 1, 2. —
II. Transf., a military enterprise (late Lat.): et Lentiensibus indictum est bellum; ad quem procinctum imperator egressus, Amm. 15, 4, 1; 15, 9, 1.—
B. Esp., a battle, an engagement: procinctu omisso, Amm. 17, 9, 1; 27, 4, 1: post procinctus ancipites, id. 27, 4, 11: in procinctu versari, Dig. 37, 13, 1.

Origins

From *prōcingō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Quick answers

What does prōcīnctus mean in Latin?
prōcīnctus, a noun, means “preparedness, readiness (e.g. for battle)”.
What is the genitive of prōcīnctus?
The genitive singular is prōcīnctūs. prōcīnctus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce prōcīnctus?
In classical Latin, [proːˈkiːŋk.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈt͡ʃiŋk.tus].