interpres

Interpres is a Latin noun meaning “an interpreter” or “mediator.” In classical and medieval Latin, an interpres was a person who translated or conveyed messages between languages or between parties in negotiation or diplomacy. The term could also refer to a spokesperson or translator who explained terms, interpreted texts, or mediated disputes in manuscripts and official communications.

From the Latin verb interpretari (to explain, translate), interpres is related to the English words interpret and interpretation. The word denotes a person who performs interpretation in a linguistic or communicative sense and, by extension, a mediator who makes otherwise obscure information accessible to others.

In modern usage, interpres appears primarily in scholarly quotes and Latin phrases, and it is sometimes adopted as a proper name for organizations, software, or media projects. It is not a common contemporary English term outside those contexts, with interpreter and interpretation providing the standard equivalents in everyday language.

See also: interpreter, interpretation, interpret.