Lettuce

Lettuce
Recorded in many spellings including Laughtisse, Latus, Lettice, Lettyce, Leates, Lettis, Letties, Lettuce, Lattos, Laytus, Latehouse and probably others, this is an English surname but one probably of medieval French origins. It ultimately derives from the Latin word "laetitia" meaning joy, and as such given firstly as the female personal names Leticia, Lettice and Letizia. The name was particulary popular in France in the 19th century being the name of Napoleon's mother. "Leticia" (without a surname) appears in the Curia Regis Rolls of the county of Essex in the year 1206, indicating that this lady was a land owner in her own right. Early examples of recordings include Warin Letiz and Margaret Letice, in the Hundred Rolls of Suffolk in 1275, whilst recordings from surviving church registers of the city of London include the marriage of Thomas Laughtisse and Margareta Tolfrey on April 15th 1577, at St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster; the marriage of Margaret Laetes and Thomas Shipton on December 30th 1659, at St. Mary's, Aldermary; and the christening of Patience, daughter of Nicholas Latus, at St. Andrew's, Holborn, on October 24th 1686. The first recorded spelling of the family name is probably that of John Letice. This was dated 1247, when he was a witness at the Assize Court of Bedfordshire, during the reign of King Henry 111rd of England, 1216 - 1272. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • LETTUCE — (Heb. חֲזֶרֶת, ḥazeret or חַסָּה, ḥssah), vegetable. Lettuce is not mentioned in the Bible. According to rabbinic tradition, however, it is included in the term merorim ( bitter herbs, Ex. 12:8) which are commanded to be eaten on the night of the …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Lettuce — Let tuce (l[e^]t t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob. through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L. lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac, lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows from it when it is cut …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lettuce — (n.) late 13c., probably from O.Fr. laitues, pl. of laitue lettuce, from L. lactuca lettuce, from lac (gen. lactis) milk (see LACTATION (Cf. lactation)); so called for the milky juice of the plant …   Etymology dictionary

  • lettuce — ► NOUN 1) a cultivated plant with edible leaves that are eaten in salads. 2) used in names of other plants with edible green leaves, e.g. lamb s lettuce. ORIGIN Old French letues, from Latin lactuca, from lac milk (because of its milky juice) …   English terms dictionary

  • lettuce — [let′əs] n. [ME letuse < OFr laituës, pl. of laitue < L lactuca < lac (gen. lactis), milk (see GALACTIC): from its milky juice] 1. any of a genus (Lactuca) of hardy, annual composite plants; specif., a plant ( L. sativa) grown for its… …   English World dictionary

  • Lettuce — Taxobox name = Lettuce image width = 260 px image caption = Iceberg lettuce field in Northern Santa Barbara County regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae genus = Lactuca species = L …   Wikipedia

  • lettuce — /let is/, n. 1. a cultivated plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads. 2. any species of Lactuca. 3. Slang. U.S. dollar bills; greenbacks. [1250 1300; 1925 30 for def. 3; ME letuse, appar. …   Universalium

  • lettuce — n. 1) crisp lettuce 2) bib; iceberg; leaf lettuce 3) a head of lettuce * * * [ letɪs] iceberg leaf lettuce a head of lettuce bib crisp lettuce …   Combinatory dictionary

  • lettuce — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ crisp, crunchy ▪ limp ▪ chopped, shredded ▪ cos (BrE), iceberg, romaine …   Collocations dictionary

  • lettuce —    English lore seems a little confused about the lettuce. On the one hand we are assured that lettuce brings about sterility in men (Dodoens, Herball (1578), and Folkard, Plant Lore (1884), both quoted in Opie and Tatem), or that o ermuch… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • lettuce — noun /ˈlɛtɪs/ a) An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves. I’ll have a ham sandwich with lettuce and tomato. b) The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often… …   Wiktionary

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