Lingua SistemfraterAn a posteriori international auxiliary language created by Pham Xuan Thai in 1957, making use of a predominantly Greco-Latin lexicon and an Asian-based grammar.
lingulaA Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of ⁵⁄₁₂ Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL.
livorSkin discoloration, as from a bruise, or occurring after death.
livor mortisA settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.
locatio et conductioA contract of hire. A bailment: goods delivered or property or land made available to the bailee in exchange for money or reward paid to the bailor. May be one of three main types: locatio rei, 'the hire of a thing'; locatio operarum, 'a worker for a wage'; locatio operis faciendi, a contract for 'services providing a result'
location arithmeticA device and technique described in Napier's treatise Rabdologiæ for performing multiplication, division and extraction of square roots by using counters to represent numbers in binary.
lochiaNormal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for several weeks after she has given birth.
locus amoenusA literary motif of an idealised place of safety or comfort, typically comprising a meadow, trees (for shade) and water; sometimes evoking connotations of Eden or Elysium.
locus in quoThe scene of the event; the place where the cause of action arose.
logaoedicOf any metre rhythmically intermediate between ordinary speech (or prose) and song (or poetry), typically combining dactyls and trochees.
LogeionAn online database of classical and medieval Latin and ancient Greek dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances, and other lexical resources (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), compiled by the University of Chicago