"Sir John Lack-Latin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Sir John Lack-Latins [plural]
Etymology: From Sir John + lack-latin. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Sir John|lack-latin}} Sir John + lack-latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sir John Lack-Latin (plural Sir John Lack-Latins)
  1. (obsolete, colloquial) An uneducated priest, chiefly one who has little to no knowledge of Latin Tags: colloquial, obsolete
    Sense id: en-Sir_John_Lack-Latin-en-noun-8gDI2GNd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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