lack-latin

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lack-latin

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

noun lack-latins · lacklatin

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.
Similar: ignoramus

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@misc{lack_latin_2026,
  title = {lack-latin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lack-latin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}