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lack-latin

lack-latin noun: an uneducated, ignorant person.

Noun

lack-latin (plural lack-latins)

  1. (derogatory, obsolete) An uneducated, ignorant person.
    • But some will say, our curate is naught, an asshead, a dodipole, a lack-latin, and can do nothing: Shall I pay him my tithes, that doth us no good or none will do? Yea, I say, thou must pay him his due; and if he be such a one, complain to the bishop.1550 October 9, Hugh Latimer, “A Sermon preached at Stamford”, in John Watkins, editor, The Sermons and Life of Hugh Latimer, volume 1, London: Aylott & Son, published 1858, page 288
    Synonyms:
    ignoramus

Synonyms of lack-latin

Forms of lack-latin

plurallack-latins
alternative formlacklatin

Origin of lack-latin

From lack + Latin. Literally someone who does not understand the Latin language.

Words formed from lack-latin

Questions about lack-latin

What does lack-latin mean?
Lack-latin means an uneducated, ignorant person.
What part of speech is lack-latin?
Lack-latin is a noun.
What is the plural of lack-latin?
The plural of lack-latin is lack-latins.

Words near lack-latin in the dictionary

  1. lack-a-daisical
  2. lack-all
  3. lack-alls
  4. lack-grace
  5. lack-graces
  6. lack-latin
  7. lack-latins
  8. lack-laughter
  9. lack-learning
  10. lack-life
  11. lack-linen

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