licterae

Updated: April 8, 2026

At all periods down to 1600, some hands are found in which it is impossible to distinguish between c and t; and hence in mediaeval times, and even later, such forms as fatio, loto, pecieris, licterae are not infrequently found for facio, loco, petieris, litterae.

P. S. (Percy Stafford) Allen - The Age of Erasmus: Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London