latimer
/ˈlætɪmə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.81 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Synonym of interpreter.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of latimer.
Example Sentences
- "... 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 ..."
- "[…] royal and household latimers were so usual that he naturally provided Vortigern with one."
- "It is likely that Anglo-Norman formed a necessary element of Morris Regan's linguistic repertoire as a latimer […]"
Etymology
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.
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈlætɪmə/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
latimers (plural)
latymer (alternative)