bə̇, bē+ transitive verb
Etymology: be- + letter (of the alphabet)
: to decorate the name of (a person) by appending abbreviations of official or academic rank
the most academic and belettered conventionalist — Joseph Macleod
bə̇, bē+ transitive verb
Etymology: be- + letter (of the alphabet)
: to decorate the name of (a person) by appending abbreviations of official or academic rank
the most academic and belettered conventionalist — Joseph Macleod
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012