Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lettered"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Letter \Let"ter\ (l[e^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lettered}
(-t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lettering}.]
To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a
book gilt and lettered.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lettered \Let"tered\ (l[e^]t"t[~e]rd), a.
1. Literate; educated; versed in literature. `` Are you not
lettered?'' --Shak.
The unlettered barbarians willingly accepted the aid
of the lettered clergy, still chiefly of Roman
birth, to reduce to writing the institutes of their
forefathers. --Milman.
2. Of or pertaining to learning or literature; learned. `` A
lettered education.'' --Collier.
3. Inscribed or stamped with letters. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lettered
adj 1: able to read and write well
2: highly educated; having extensive information or
understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing
instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable
audience" [syn: {enlightened}, {knowing}, {knowledgeable},
{learned}, {well-educated}, {well-read}]
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