Scū'tum, n.

noun

n. [Lat.]

(Rom. Antiq.) An oblong shield made of boards or wicker-work covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim, carried chiefly by the heavy infantry.
(O. Eng. Law.) A pent-house or awning. [Obs.] Burrill.
(Anal.) The patella or knee-pan.
(Entom.) The second part or section of the upper surface of a segment of an insect.