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latitat

  • /ˈlætɪtæt/

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

noun latitats

  1. UK, historical A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding. 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
  2. obsolete, slang A lawyer.

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"latitat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/latitat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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latitat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/latitat

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"latitat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/latitat.

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@misc{latitat_2026,
  title = {latitat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/latitat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}