Parabellum
noun
a type of semiautomatic pistol or machine-gun; also called Luger, also written parabellum
Word Origin
Latin ‘for war’
Usage Note
proprietary
noun
See Parabellum
n.
proprietary name for a type of automatic firearm, 1904 (Mauser & Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken), from Latin phrase si vis pacem, para bellum, from para, imperative of parare “to prepare” (see para- (2)) + bellum “war” (see bellicose).
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