Literatus
/lɪtəˈɹɑːtəs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A learned person; especially one acquainted with literature. in-plural
"Now, we are to consider that our bright ideal of a literatus may chance to be married,—in fact, Mr. [Samuel Taylor] Coleridge agrees to allow him a wife."
Example
More examples"Now, we are to consider that our bright ideal of a literatus may chance to be married,—in fact, Mr. [Samuel Taylor] Coleridge agrees to allow him a wife."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin līterātus, litterātus. Doublet of literate and literato.