English Explanatory Dictionary

terrae filius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A satirical orator who spoke at public ceremonies of the University of Oxford, and who ostensibly had official sanction for personal attacks.

Word forms

terrae filius

Etymology

From Latin terrae filius (“son of the soil”).

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