Armatus

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. A state of being equipped or armed for combat or conflict
2. having the capability or preparedness for battle or defense
3. denoting a condition where one is furnished with weapons and armor

Etymology: "Armatus" is the Latin past participle of "armare," meaning "to arm" or "to equip," and it carried the sense of being fitted out with weapons or gear. The verb itself grew from "arma," a plural noun meaning "arms" or "weapons" (originally "tools" or "equipment" more broadly). That plural noun is the source of the English "arms," as in weapons, and of "army" through a later French and English route. The root sits behind a family of English words that all share the idea of being equipped. "Armour" and "armoury" come from Old French "armeure," tracing back to the same Latin base. "Armada" is a Spanish borrowing from the same root, meaning a fleet of armed ships, and "armature," a framework or protective covering, descends from the same Latin verb.

Synonyms: armed, equipped, armed forces, militant, weaponed

Antonyms: unarmed, defenseless, disarmed, unprotected, weaponless