That is my rather crude translation of what has generally been referred to as the ‘dog Latin’ used in the law.
The track had no name but was referred to in the records, in dog Latin, as ‘alta via ducen ad Richmond Ferry’ (the high way leading to Richmond Ferry).
Homeopathic remedies often have fancy names going back to Hahnemann's time, when much of medicine was obscured by use of dog Latin.
Definition of dog Latin in US English:
dog Latin
noundôɡ ˈlatn
A debased form of Latin.
拙劣的拉丁语；不正规的拉丁语
Example sentencesExamples
The track had no name but was referred to in the records, in dog Latin, as ‘alta via ducen ad Richmond Ferry’ (the high way leading to Richmond Ferry).
Homeopathic remedies often have fancy names going back to Hahnemann's time, when much of medicine was obscured by use of dog Latin.
That is my rather crude translation of what has generally been referred to as the ‘dog Latin’ used in the law.