patavinity Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pat`a*vin"i*ty noun

Etymology

L. patavinitas, fr. Patavium: cf. F. patavinité

Definitions

1. The use of local or provincial words, as in the peculiar style or diction of Livy, the Roman historian; -- so called from Patavium, now Padua, the place of Livy's nativity.