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Webster 1913 Edition


Latimer

Lat′i-mer

,
Noun.
[OF.
latinier
,
latimier
, prop., one knowing Latin.]
An interpreter.
[Obs.]
Coke
.

Definition 2024


Latimer

Latimer

See also: latimer

English

Proper noun

Latimer

  1. A surname.

References

  1. Latin” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

latimer

latimer

See also: Latimer

English

Noun

latimer (plural latimers)

  1. (obsolete) An interpreter.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Coke to this entry?)
    • 1966, Constance Bullock-Davies, Professional interpreters and the matter of Britain
      [] royal and household latimers were so usual that he naturally provided Vortigern with one.
    • 2008, Neil Cartlidge, Boundaries in medieval romance (page 81)
      It is likely that Anglo-Norman formed a necessary element of Morris Regan's linguistic repertoire as a latimer []