What does "literate" mean?
Literate: One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders. [Eng.]
Additional senses
- 2.A literary man.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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