Etymology

honorificabilitudinitatibus

hon·or·if·ic·a·bil·i·tu·din·it·a·ti·bus

Today it means: The state of being able to achieve honours; honourableness. Full definition →

Medieval Latin honōrificābilitūdinitātibus
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  1. Medieval Latin · learned borrowing fromhonōrificābilitūdinitātibus
  2. English todayhonorificabilitudinitatibus

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin honōrificābilitūdinitātibus, the ablative and dative plural of honōrificābilitūdinitās (“the state of being able to achieve honours”).

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