halt (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Of an armyII. A flaw in a rhythmical composition • halt (subs.): I. Of an army: expr. by verb: to come to a h., to command a h., consistere, agmen constituere: v. to halt. II. A flaw in a rhythmical composition: expr. by verb or adj.: there will be a h. in the verse, numerus claudus erit: cf. Gell. 4, 7: v. halting, to halt.