illiterature

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English

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Etymology

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From il- +‎ literature.

Noun

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illiterature (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Lack of learning; illiteracy.
    • 1839, The Commercial and General Lawyer:
      If the presentee of a lay patron be refused by the ordinary, in most cases (as for simony, adultery, or illiterature) the patron is entitled to notice; []