ˈkad.əˌfrakt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin cataphractes, from Greek kataphraktēs, from kataphraktos covered, armored, from kataphrassein to protect, fortify, from kata- cata- + phrassein to enclose — more at farce
1. : a suit of armor for the whole body : coat of mail
2.
[Latin cataphractus, literally, armored, from Greek kataphraktos ]
: a soldier wearing a cataphract