P / prŏ-pēs
noun

prŏ-pēs

gen. prŏ-pĕdis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
a rope; the loose part of the sheet with which a sail is trimmed to the wind
a rope, the loose part of the sheet with which a sail is trimmed to the wind (ante-class.), Turp. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 4.