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latimer

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈlætɪmə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of latimer.
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  3. Synonym of interpreter.
  4. A placename:
  5. A village in Latimer and Ley Hill parish, Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref TQ0098).
  6. A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States.
  7. A minor city in Morris County, Kansas, United States.
  8. A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States.
  9. Ellipsis of Latimer County.

Equivalents

Françaislatimer

Examples

“... 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 […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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