cataphract

cataphract synonyms

suit of armor compare cataphract and suit of armor
suit of armour compare cataphract and suit of armour
coat of mail compare cataphract and coat of mail
body armour compare cataphract and body armour
body armor compare cataphract and body armor
suit of armor compare cataphract and suit of armor
suit of armour compare cataphract and suit of armour
coat of mail compare cataphract and coat of mail

cataphract definitions

noun

  • A soldier (especially a horseman) covered with a cataphract (etymology 1, sense 1). 

  • Defensive armour covering the entire body of a soldier and often the soldier's horse as well, especially the linked mail or scale armour of some eastern nations. 

adj

  • Of a galley such as a trireme: with the upper tier of rowers shielded rather than exposed. 

noun adj