Low Latin

American  

noun

1. any form of nonclassical Latin, as Late Latin, Vulgar Latin, or Medieval Latin. LL, L.L.

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Low Latin British  

noun

1. any form or dialect of Latin other than the classical, such as Vulgar or Medieval Latin

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Etymology

Origin of Low Latin

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The equivalents of the latter are: French, langue maternelle; Spanish, lengua materna; Italian, lingua materna, etc., all of which are modifications or imitations of a Low Latin lingua materna, or lingua maternalis.

From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Chamberlain, Alexander F.

The true derivation is from the Low Latin cratella, a small vessel or chalice.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

“Cento” is a Low Latin word meaning patchwork, combination, or compilation.

From St. Gregory and the Gregorian Music by Wyatt, E. G. P.

Another derivation is from the Low Latin, "tricator," a deceiver.

From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing

There the Theocritus of the West dares to use not merely the words of common speech and primitive origin, but words drawn from Low Latin and of administrative connotation.

From The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography by Strachey, John St. Loe