gălĕo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [galea], to cover with a helmet.
I Lit.: milites in campo jubet galeari, Auct. B. Afr. 12 fin. ; Cinna ap. Non. 87, 28: et barbati quidem Jovis, galeatae Minervae, Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 100: galeati et distincti centuriones, Front. S. 11, 1, 27.—Subst.: găleātus , i, m., a helmed warrior , Juv. 1, 169.— Plur. , Vulg. 2 Macc. 5, 3.—
II Trop.: galeatus prologus, i. e. in which one defends himself , Hier. praef. S. Script.