The Only Use of
caveat
in
Gone with the Wind
- Rhett suggested "Caveat Emptorium," assuring her that it would be a title most in keeping with the type of goods sold in the store.†
Chpt 5.49
Definitions:
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(1)
(caveat) a warning or qualification of a more general statementSometimes use as part of a Latin phase such as:
- "caveat emptor" -- let the buyer beware
- "caveat venditor" -- let the seller beware
- "caveat lector" -- let the reader beware
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
At one time, caveat had a more specific legal meaning: a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until the filer is given a hearing.