Rhætian

Full definition of Rhætian

Proper noun

1. Obsolete spelling of Rhaetian

Noun

1. Obsolete spelling of Rhaetian

Adjective

1. Obsolete spelling of Rhaetian
• 1782 and revised 1845, Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Plain Label Books; page 447:A numerous body of the Alemanni penetrated across the Danube and through the Rhætian Alps into the plains of Lombardy, advanced as far as Ravenna, and displayed the victorious banners of barbarians almost in sight of Rome.