Literatus
Pronunciation : Lit`e*ra"tus
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. litteratus, literatus.]
Definition : Defn: A learned man; a man acquainted with literature; -- chiefly used in the plural. Now we are to consider that our bright ideal of a literatus may chance to be maimed. De Quincey.
pl. Literati.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913