gens braccata
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Trousered people. The Romans wore no trousers ("breeches") like the Gauls, Scythians, and Persians. Cp. GALLIA BRACCATA.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “gens braccata” mean?
Trousered people. The Romans wore no trousers ("breeches") like the Gauls, Scythians, and Persians. Cp. GALLIA BRACCATA.
Is “gens braccata” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.