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'''Court Latin''' is the specialised form of Latin used in [[Great Nortend]]. It is named after its official use in the Royal Court, or Curia Regis. Court Latin includes the specific form of Ecclesiastical Latin in use by the [[Church of Nortend]]. It differs from Classical Latin in a number of respects, most prominently in pronunciation as well as the frequent use of ''ille'' as the definite article.

==Use==
Court Latin is used in a wide variety of contexts in Great Nortend, and is considered essential knowledge for many people. Various uses include by :
* The Church. It is the official language although its use has declined in the popular offices of Mattins, Vespers and of the Holy Eucharist.
* Academia. Court Latin is the official language of the three universities of [[University of Aldesey|Aldesey]], Limmes and Rhise, and is spoken in oral debates and speeches and in scholarly essays and exams as well as University ceremonies.
* Courts. Lawyers still nowadays frequently converse in Court Latin and it is frequently used in court, both as part of procedural phrases, as well as in the language of the law.
* Parliament. Every Act and Bill has a Latin title and translation, and Court Latin is used in Parliamentary procedure.
* Government, in a limited form. Royal Charters, warrants and letters patent are traditionally first prepared in Latin and then translated into English or exceptionally, in Erebian.

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