LATITATS

Noun

latitats

plural of latitat

Source: Wiktionary


LATITAT

Lat"i*tat, n. Etym: [L., he lies hid.] (O. Eng. Law)

Definition: A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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