See Also: theatine(medicine)
Theatine(dictionary)

natter (iou) and Theatine (iou)


natter (iou)



natter verb & noun. Also (earlier, dial.) gnatter. E19.
[Imit.: see -ER5.]
A. verb intrans.
Grumble, complain; fret. dial. E19.
Chatter, chat idly. Also foll. by away, on. colloq. M20.
b. noun. Grumbling, nagging talk (dial.); aimless chatter, a chat, a talk, (colloq.). M19.
E. Blishen We were able to have a pleasant natter over cups of coffee.
natterer noun E20.
nattery adjective given to nattering E19.

Theatine (iou)



Theatine noun & adjective. M16.
[mod. Latin Theatinus adjective, from Teate, former name of Chieti, city in Italy (see below): see -INE1.]
Roman Catholic Church.
A. noun. A member of a monastic order founded in 1524 by St Cajetan and John Peter Caraffa, Archbishop of Chieti, later Pope Paul IV. M16.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to the Theatines. L17.