armentum

Etymology
A reanalysis of the older feminine singular as a neuter plural, from, from  +  +. Semantic development was "grouping, joining" > "herd". Related to.

Others (included ancient Romans) refer it to.

Noun

 * 1)  A draft animal, a large domestic animal suitable for drawing a plow: an ox, a horse.
 * 2) * 1st century, L. Iunius Moderatus Columella, De Res Rustica, Book VI, Preface, Sect. 3:
 * "la"

- Unde etiam iūmenta et armenta nōmina ā rē trāxēre quod nostrum labōrem vel onera subvectandō vel arandō iuvārent.


 * : such animals taken collectively.

Usage notes
In Latin, are distinguished both from the  used to draw carts and from weaker domestic animals  unable to pull heavy loads such as milk cows and horses used only as mounts.