GLADIUS
Categories: Constitutional
Definition (1910 Edition)
Lat. <A sword. An anctent emblem of defense. Hence the ancient earls or comites {the king’s attendants, advisers, and associates in his government) were made by being girt with swords, (gladio succincti.)
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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