Main Entry:

¹trident

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin trident-, tridens, from trident-, tridens having three teeth, from tri- + dent-, dens tooth — more at tooth

Date:

15th century

1 : a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (as Neptune) 2 : a 3-pronged spear (as for fishing)