terrae filius

noun

A satirical orator who spoke at public ceremonies of the University of Oxford, and who ostensibly had official sanction for personal attacks.

OriginLatin terrae filius →
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Meanings

noun
  1. historicalA satirical orator who spoke at public ceremonies of the University of Oxford, and who ostensibly had official sanction for personal attacks.

Origin

  1. Latinterrae filius“son of the soil”
  2. Englishterrae filius

From Latin terrae filius (“son of the soil”).

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