caetratus

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νοεῖν γάρ ἐστι κρεῖττον καὶ σιγὴν ἔχειν → it's better, you see, to understand and yet say nothing (Menander)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

caetrātus: a, um, adj. caetra,
I armed with a caetra, shield-bearing ( = πελταστής>): cohors, Caes. B. C. 1, 39; so Liv. 31, 36, 1: juventus, Sil. 9, 231; and subst.: caetrā-ti, ōrum, Caes. B. C. 1, 70; Liv. 31, 36, 1; 33, 4, 4 et saep.