English · Idiom Historical

Baga de Secretis

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

Records in the Record Office of trials for high treason and other State offences from the reign of Edward IV to the close of the reign of George III.

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Baga de Secretis” mean?

Records in the Record Office of trials for high treason and other State offences from the reign of Edward IV to the close of the reign of George III.

Is “Baga de Secretis” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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