jugate

adjective

ju·​gate

ˈjüˌgāt,

-gə̇t

variants or less commonly jugated

-gātə̇d

1

a

: paired

b

: having a jugum

2

[jugate from Latin jugatus, past participle of jugare to join, connect, from jugum yoke; jugated from Latin jugatus + English -ed] : conjoined, overlapping

jugate busts on a coin

Word History

Etymology

jugate probably from (assumed) New Latin jugatus, from New Latin jugum + Latin -atus -ate; jugated from jugate + -ed

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