LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum

ly

ly (definite)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latindefinitethe (only in very specific circumstances)
    13th c., Thomas Aquinas, Scriptum super Sententiis Quia ly "se" potest esse ablativi casus...Since the "se" can be in the ablative case...

Origins

Ultimately from Latin ille, probably reborrowed from a vernacular Romance language.

Quick answers

What does ly mean in Latin?
ly, a article, means “the (only in very specific circumstances)”.