Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—I

Ignoramus

One who ignores the knowledge of something; one really unacquainted with it. It is an ancient law term. The grand jury used to write lgnoramus on the back of indictments “not found” or not be sent into court. Hence ignore. The present custom is to write “No true bill.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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