Ig`no*ra"mus (?), n. [L., we are
ignorant. See Ignore.] 1. (Law) We
are ignorant; we ignore; -- being the word formerly written on a bill
of indictment by a grand jury when there was not sufficient evidence
to warrant them in finding it a true bill. The phrase now used is,
"No bill," "No true bill," or "Not found," though in some
jurisdictions "Ignored" is still used. Wharton (Law Dict.
). Burn.
2. (pl. Ignoramuses (?).)
A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge; a
dunce.
An ignoramus in place and power.
South.