Latin school

American  

noun

1. a secondary school emphasizing instruction in Latin and Greek.

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Etymology

Origin of Latin school

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

At the age of six years he entered the Latin school of his native city, and ten years later became a student of the school in Frederiksborg.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin

After graduating from this department, he became a teacher at a Latin school and some years later, a pastor of the large Garrison Church in Copenhagen, where he remained until his death in 1851.

From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by Aaberg, J. C. (Jens Christian)

In addition to these there were two teachers of a Latin school and several unofficial instructors.

From Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York by Goodwin, Maud Wilder

And the Latin school had shared the fate of the city.

From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by Aaberg, J. C. (Jens Christian)

After attending a Latin school in his home town, he became a student at the University of Leipzig.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin