tutamen

tūtāmen, ĭnis, n. [1. tutor],

• a means of defence, defence, protection (poet. and post-class.): (lorica) decus et tutamen in armis, Verg. A. 5, 262.—Plur.: domorum aut vestium, Arn. 2, 71: deposcimus rebus fessis, id. 1, 15.

tūtāmen, inis, n. (tutor, ārī), das Schutzmittel, die Schutzwehr, der Schutz, Catull. 64, 324. Verg. Aen. 5, 262. Ambros. de off. 2, 7, 38. Hieron. epist. 77, 8. Schol. Bern. Verg. georg. 4, 165: Plur., Arnob. 1, 28: domorum aut vestium tutamina, Arnob. 2, 40: constituere tutamina membris, Corp. inscr. Lat. 9, 4796, 15.

tutamen [CL], (means of) protection, safety. expectantes a justo rectore ‥ sibi ‥ animarum ~ina Gildas EB 11; virginem virgo virgini / commendabat tutamini [gl.: defensamini, protectioni, defensioni, gesceldnysse] Aldh. VirgP 7; c975 fidei scuto subtili protegens ~ine Conc. Syn. 128; mapale conspiciunt ad porcorum ~en contra aeris intemperiem constructum V. Fridesw. B 12; quercu ‥ coronabantur quia auxilium et ~en suis erant sicut quercus quondam per glandes homines pascebat Bern. Comm. Aen. 123; pedi labencium appone tutamen / ut lubrici gressus in firmo sistantur J. Howd. Cant. 13.

tūtāmĕn, (15) ĭnis, n. (tutor), défense, abri : Virg. En. 5, 262 || pl., Arn. 1, 28 ; 2, 40.

tūtāmen inis, n

• 1 tutor, a means of defence, protection, safeguard: in armis, V.