latimer
/ˈlætɪmə(ɹ)/UK/ˈlætɪmə/
latimer noun: synonym of interpreter.
Noun (1)
latimer (plural latimers)
- Synonym of interpreter.
- ... what if the woman cannot ſpeak any language that the judge doth underſtand, as Corniſh, Welſh, Dutch, or the like? then there ſhall be a Latimer, that is, an interpreter upon his oath to interpret truly ...1642, Edw[ard] Coke, The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England. […], London: […] M[iles] Flesher, and R[obert] Young, for E[phraim] D[awson], R[ichard] M[eighen], W[illiam] L[ee] and...
- […] royal and household latimers were so usual that he naturally provided Vortigern with one.1966, Constance Bullock-Davies, Professional interpreters and the matter of Britain
- Synonyms:
- interpreter
Proper noun capitalized: Latimer
Latimer (countable and uncountable, plural Latimers)
- A surname.
- A village in Latimer and Ley Hill parish, Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref TQ0098).
- A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States.
- A minor city in Morris County, Kansas, United States.
- A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States.
- Ellipsis of Latimer County.
Noun (2) capitalized: Latimer
Latimer (plural Latimers)
- Alternative letter-case form of latimer.
Synonyms of latimer
Forms of latimer
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | latimers |
| alternative form | Latimer |
| alternative form | latymer |
| plural | Latimers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Latimers |
Origin of latimer
From Old French latimier, latinier (“interpreter”), etc. and directly from Vulgar Latin latimarus, from Latin latinarius (“interpreter, speaker of Latin”), from lingua Latina + -arius (“-ary”). Equivalent to Latin + -er and compare Latiner.
From latimer (“interpreter, speaker of Latin”), q.v. The village was named after a landowner with this name.
Words formed from latimer
- Burton Latimer
- Latimer and Ley Hill
- Latimer County
- Latimer Lake
Questions about latimer
- What does latimer mean?
- Latimer means synonym of interpreter.
- What part of speech is latimer?
- Latimer can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce latimer?
- Latimer is pronounced /ˈlætɪmə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of latimer?
- The plural of latimer is latimers.
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