recumbentibus

noun

rec·​um·​ben·​ti·​bus

ˌrekəmˈbentə̇bəs

plural -es

: a knockdown blow

the advantage of inflicting upon an assailant a recumbentibus

—J. R. Newman

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin recumbent-, recumbens + -ibus, dative or ablative plural ending

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