English → Latin
“behindhand” in Latin
reliquorto leave a balance; to be in the red (owe money on account)pandectēsA book that contains everything, encyclopedia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
behindhand
to be behindhand with anybody, ab aliquo superari: I will not be behindhand, non posteriores feram (Vid: Ruhnken, Ter., Ad., 5, 4, 26): to be behindhand in learning, parum proficere, or procedere in litteris: in money matters, reliquari (to be in arrears, Pandectae): attritis esse facultatibus; in rei familiaris angustiis esse (to be in embarrassed circumstances): not to be behindhand in anything, in aliqua re progressus facere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for behindhand?
- The usual Latin words for “behindhand” are reliquor, pandectēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.