Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

latitat

/ˈlætɪtæt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lati-tat
IPA: /ˈlætɪtæt/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding.

British usage

noun

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"This bill of Middlesex must be served on the defendant by the sheriff, if he finds him in that county; but , if he returns “non est inventus" then there issues out a writ of latitat to the sheriff of another county"

Etymology

Latin, meaning "he lies hidden", from latito.

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

latitats (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce latitat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlætɪtæt/.
What does latitat mean?: A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding.
Where does latitat come from?: Latin, meaning "he lies hidden", from latito.

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