Etymology

temp.

Today it means: In the time of (followed by an indicator of a historical period, especially a reigning monarch). Full definition →

Latin tempore
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtempore“in the time of”
  2. English todaytemp.

Short for Latin tempore (“in the time of”), ablative case of tempus (“time”).

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