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<hw>Lat"er*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The church and palace of St. John Lateran, the church being the cathedral church of Rome, and the highest in rank of all churches in the Catholic world.</def>

<note>&hand; The name is said to have been derived from that of the <i>Laterani</i> family, who possessed a palace on or near the spot where the church now stands. In this church several ecclesiastical councils, hence called <i>Lateran</i> councils, have been held.</note>

<h1>Latered</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>Lat"ered</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Inclined to delay; dilatory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "When a man is too <i>latered</i>."

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Laterifolious</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>Lat`er*i*fo"li*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>latus</ets>, <ets>lateris</ets>, side + <ets>folium</ets> leaf: cf. F. <ets>lat\'82rifoli\'82</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing from the stem by the side of a leaf; <as>as, a <ex>laterifolious</ex> flower</as>.</def>

<h1>Laterite</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>Lat"er*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>later</ets> brick, tile: cf. F. <ets>lat\'82rite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld><def>An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; -- found in India.</def>

<h1>Later-itic</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>Lat`er-it"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>consisting of, containing, or characterized by, laterite; <as>as, <ex>lateritic</ex> formations</as>.</def>

<h1>Lateritic</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>Lat`er*it"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Consisting of, containing, or characterized by, laterite; <as>as, <ex>lateritic</ex> formations</as>.</def>

<h1>Lateritious</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>Lat"er*i"tious</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L.<ets>lateritius</ets>, fr. <ets>later</ets> a brick.]</ety> <def>Like bricks; of the color of red bricks.</def>

<cs><col>Lateritious sediment</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a sediment in urine resembling brick dust, observed after the crises of fevers, and at the termination of gouty paroxysms. It usually consists of uric acid or urates with some coloring matter.</cd></cs>

<h1>Lates</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>La"tes</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a fish of the Nile.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (<spn>Lates Niloticus</spn>) inhabits the Nile, and another (<spn>L. calcarifer</spn) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes.

<h1>Latescence</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>La*tes"cence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A slight withdrawal from view or knowledge.</def>

<i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i>

<h1>Latescent</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>La*tes"cent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>latescens</ets>, -<ets>entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>latescere</ets> to be concealed, fr. <ets>latere</ets> to be hid.]</ety> <def>Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; <as>as, a <ex>latescent</ex> meaning</as>.</def>

<i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i>

<h1>Latewake</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>Late"wake`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <cref>Lich wake</cref>, under <er>Lich</er>.</def>

<h1>Lateward</h1> <Xpage=832>

<hw>Late"ward</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a. & adv.</tt> <def>Somewhat late; backward.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "<i>Lateward</i> lands."