"latitat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlætɪtæt/ Forms: latitats [plural]
Etymology: Latin, meaning "he lies hidden", from latito. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} latitat (plural latitats)
  1. (UK, law, historical) A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding. Tags: UK, historical Categories (topical): Law, Directives
    Sense id: en-latitat-en-noun-JYobiWie Disambiguation of Directives: 97 3 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Topics: law
  2. (slang, obsolete) A lawyer. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-latitat-en-noun-R04wysxa

Inflected forms

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