Definition
Watching, guarding, or keeping vigil; positioned in a watchful or protective state.
Etymology
From Latin excubans, present participle of excubare (ex- 'out' + cubare 'to lie'), originally meaning to lie outside or keep watch, used in Roman military contexts.
Kelly Says
This word comes from Roman times when soldiers would literally 'lie outside' fortifications to keep watch—it's a perfect example of how military language becomes part of literary English.
Translations
BNবাংলা
সুরক্ষক
surk-shok
CACatalà
excubant
eks-ku-ban-t
CSČeština
excubant
eks-ku-ban-t
DADansk
excubant
eks-ku-ban-t
DEDeutsch
excubant
eks-ku-ban-t
ELΕλληνικά
excubant
eks-ku-ban-t
ESEspañol
excubante
eks-ku-bhan-te
FISuomi
excubant
eks-ku-ban-t
FRFrançais
excubant
deks-ku-bahn
HIहिन्दी
सुरक्षाकर्मी
suraksha-karma
HUMagyar
excubant
eks-ku-ban-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjaga
penjaga
IGIG
onye na-akpo
oh-nye na-ak-po
ITItaliano
excubante
eks-ku-ban-te
KKKK
қорғаушы
qor-gau-shy
MRMR
सुरक्षाकर्मचारी
suraksha-karmachari
MSBahasa Melayu
penjaga
penjaga
NLNederlands
excubant
eks-ku-ban-t
NONorsk
excubant
eks-ku-ban-t
PLPolski
excubant
eks-ku-ban-t
PTPortuguês
excubante
eks-ku-ban-te
RORomână
excubant
eks-ku-ban-t
RUРусский
excubant
eks-ku-bant
SVSvenska
excubant
eks-ku-ban-t
SWKiswahili
mlinzi
m-lin-zi
TAதமிழ்
பாதுகாப்பாளர்
paathukaapaalar
TEతెలుగు
రక్షకుడు
raksha-kudu
THไทย
ผู้รักษาความปลอดภัย
phûu raksa-khwam-plao-d-phai
TRTürkçe
excubant
eks-ku-ban
UKУкраїнська
excubant
eks-ku-ban-t
VITiếng Việt
cảnh sát
canh sat
YOYO
ọmọ́ọ́rọ́
oh-moh-oh-ro