"balteus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: baltei [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin balteus (“belt, girdle”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:balteus<t:belt, girdle>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "belt, girdle", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "balteus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "balteus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="balteus"> Borrowed from Latin balteus (“belt, girdle”). Head templates: {{en-noun|baltei}} balteus (plural baltei)
  1. (biblical) The girdle of a biblical Jewish priest.
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  2. (Ancient Rome) A swordbelt worn by Roman legionaries. Tags: Ancient-Rome
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  3. (architecture) An Ionic ornamental band encircling the pulvinus, or bolster of the capital.
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  4. (Roman Catholicism) The subcinctorium, a papal garment.
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