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cataphract

[ kat-uh-frakt ]

noun

  1. a heavily armed war galley of ancient Greece.
  2. a suit of ancient Roman scale armor for a man or horse.
  3. Zoology. the bony plates or scales covering the body of certain fishes or reptiles.

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Other Words From

  • cata·phractic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cataphract1

1575–85; < Latin cataphractus fully armored < Greek katáphraktos (akin to kataphrássein to clothe fully in armor), equivalent to kata- cata- + phraktós fenced, protectively clothed ( phrag- fence + -tos verbal adjective suffix)

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Example Sentences

Cataphract, kat′a-frakt, n. (Milton) a soldier in full armour.

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