There is speculation that it may be a misspelling of Bartitsu, or a deliberate anachronism.
It is a deliberate anachronism on the part of the creator with a twofold intent.
Apart from the deliberate anachronisms, the film follows the play quite closely.
"Posse" employs many such sharp, deliberate anachronisms, from the Colonel's pretty-boy swaggering to Jesse Lee's declaration, "We be outlaws."
Amusing, yes, but to prick the bubble of "reality" with these deliberate anachronisms jolted this reader back to the present, and it did much to change my perspective on the book.
The strip's humor occasionally satirizes modern American culture, and deliberate anachronisms are rampant.
According to Bong Joon-ho, the Park Nam-il character is a deliberate anachronism, a reference to South Korea's troubled political history, which involved violent protest.
Of course, there is plenty of deliberate anachronism in the original libretto, by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy.
Several reviewers have blasted the film for its thin story, deliberate anachronisms, and lack of funny dialogue.
By imperial times, the influence of the Claudii was so great that the poet Vergilius flattered them by a deliberate anachronism.