peritus
noun
pe·ri·tus
pəˈrētəs
plural periti
-ētē,
-ēˌtē
: an expert (as in theology or canon law) who advises and assists the hierarchy (as in the drafting of schemata) at a Vatican council
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin peritus, adjective, skilled, experienced
First Known Use
1962, in the meaning defined above
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- twentieth
- twentieth-century cut
- twentiether
- twentiethest
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- twenty
- twenty questions
- twenty-eight
- twenty-eighth
- twenty-fifth
- twenty-first
- twenty-firster
- twenty-five
- twenty-four
- twenty-four hours a day
- twenty-four seven
- twenty-fourmo
- twenty-fourmos
- twenty-fours
- twenty-fourth
- twenty-nine
- twenty-ninth
- twenty-one
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