What is the meaning of Cataphract?

  • (n.) Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, especially the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.
  • (n.) The armor or plate covering some fishes.
  • (n.) A horseman covered with a cataphract.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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APAWebster's. (2011). cataphract. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/cataphract/definitions/1985255
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MLAWebster's. "cataphract" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/cataphract/definitions/1985255>
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