Medieval Latin

The Latin language as used from about 700 to about 1500.

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Medieval Latin

(Languages) the Latin language as used throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. It had many local forms incorporating Latinized words from other languages

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Me′die′val Lat′in

the Latin language as used in the Middle Ages, from c700 to c1500. Abbr.: ML

[1880–85]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

Medieval Latin - Latin used for liturgical purposes during the Middle Ages

Low Latin - any dialect of Latin other than the classical

Translations

latin médiéval

middelalderlatin

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Devizes Castle took its name from the Medieval Latin castrum ad divisas, meaning 'the castle at the boundaries', because it stood at the central point of three Manors

This historic Grade I listed Devizes Castle where Henry VIII's wives once lived is up for sale; A rare opportunity to buy a former royal household which is said to have given the town of Devizes its name

Sister Wendy spent many years translating Medieval Latin scripts before deciding to pursue her love of art in 1980.

BREAKING Sister Wendy Beckett dead: Much-loved BBC presenter and art critic dies at 88; The nun, who presented a string of programmes for the BBC, has died at the age of 88

It was probably a sapling when George Buchanan, our greatest medieval Latin poet, who tutored Mary, Queen of Scots, first travelled to Stirling from his home in Killearn, along the same road.

Ancient oak with murky past; DIGGING INTO THE PAST Murray Cook tells the story of Stirlingshire's oldest tree

Pegg and Biller spar over translation and spelling issues in a particular Medieval Latin manuscript, showing students the importance of detail-oriented source analysis and the indispensability of extensive training in languages and, in some cases, paleography.

Cathars in Question

In medieval Latin, a florilegium was a compilation of excerpts from different writings, meaning literally a gathering of flowers.

Days of Early Music presents unknown composers and instruments

Caesar Augustus took one of these as his residence, and the building of more imperial residences on the Palatine Hill by subsequent Roman emperors led to the use of Palatium to mean "the emperor's residence." In Late and Medieval Latin palatium became a generic noun denoting any royal or imperial residence, as well as the royal court and royal authority, and then any princely house or manor of a lord.

Royal digs

Specific examples studied range from the eleventh through seventeenth centuries, including texts written in Medieval Latin, Medieval French, Middle English, Middle Scots, Middle High German, and Early Modern English.

The Art of Vision

What fruit is named from medieval Latin meaning seeded apple?

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There will be intensive courses on Latin and Greek (all levels) as well as hieroglyphs (beginners and post-beginners') and medieval Latin.

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There will also be the opportunity to try reading medieval Latin. Sessions cost PS10.

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