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Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of frēnō (“fit a bridle”).
Participle
frēnātus (feminine frēnāta, neuter frēnātum); first/second-declension participle
- bridled, having been bridled
- curbed, restrained, checked, having been restrained
- equipped, caparisoned
c. 98 CE,
Tacitus,
Germania Ch. XVIII:
- Intersunt parentes et propinqui ac munera probant, munera non ad delicias muliebres quaesita nec quibus nova nupta comatur, sed boves et frenatum equum et scutum cum framea gladioque
- Among them, family and friends give gifts not seeking to satisfy the bride with deckings for herself, but (give) oxen, caparisoned steeds, shields, spears and swords
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Derived terms