balteus
nounDefinition of balteus
1a : an ancient Roman belt or baldric
b : one of the passages between the tiers of seats in an auditorium of ancient Rome
2 or less commonly baltheus \-lthēəs \ : a belt worn by an ecclesiastic specifically : subcinctorium
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