_A bas._—Down with.
_A capite ad calcem._—From head to foot.
_A fin._—To the end.
_A fortiori._—With stronger reason.
_A l’abandon._—At random.
_A la bonne heure._—Opportunely; in good time.
_A la dérobée._—By stealth.
_A la mode._—According to the fashion.
_A main armée._—With force of arms.
_A mensa et thoro._—From bed and board.
_A posteriori._—From effect to cause; from the latter.
_A priori._—From cause to effect; from the former.
_A tempo giusto._—To sing or play in true time. (_Music._)
_A tempo rimo._—To restore the original movement. (_Music._)
_A vinculo matrimonii._—From the tie of marriage.
_A votre santé._—To your health.
_Ab extra._—From without.
_Ab initio._—From the beginning.
_Ab origine._—From the beginning.
_Ab ova._—From the beginning.
_Ab urbe conditâ._—From the building of the city (Rome);
abridged A. U. C.
_Abit invidia._—All offence apart; let there be no malice.
_Absit omen._—May it not prove ominous.
_Absque hoc._—Without this or that.
_Ac etiam._—And also.
_Actum est de republica._—It is all over with the commonwealth.
_Ad absurdum._—To show the absurdity.
_Ad arbitrium._—At pleasure.
_Ad astra per aspera._—To the stars through difficulties.
_Ad captandum vulgus._—To catch the mob or the vulgar.
_Ad eundem._—To the same point or degree.
_Ad finem._—To the end.
_Ad Græcas Calendas._—An indefinite postponement. (The Greeks
had no calends.)
_Ad hominem._—To the man (that is, to the interests or the
passions of the man.)
_Ad infinitum._—Without end.
_Ad inquirendum._—For inquiry.
_Ad interim._—In the mean while.
_Ad libitum._—At pleasure.
_Ad litem._—For the action (at law.)
_Ad nauseam._—To a disgusting degree.
_Ad referendum._—For further consideration.
_Ad rem._—To the purpose.
_Ad unguem._—To the nail; exactly; nicely.
_Ad valorem._—According to the value.
_Addendum._—An addition or appendix.
_Adhuc sub judice lis est._—The affair is not yet decided.
_Ægrescit medendo._—The remedy is worse than the disease.
_Æquam servare mentem._—To preserve an equable mind.
_Æquo animo._—With an equable mind.
_Ære perennius._—More lasting than brass; enduring ever.
_Affaire du cœur._—A love affair; an amour.
_Afflatus._—Inspiration.
_Agenda._—Things to be done.
_Agitato._—A broken style of performance, to awaken surprise.
(_Music._)
_Agnus Dei._—Lamb of God.
_Aide-de-camp._—Assistant to a general.
_Aide-toi, et le ciel t’aidera._—Help thyself, and Heaven will
help thee.
_Alere flammam._—To feed the flame.
_Al fresco._—In the open air.
_Alga._—A kind of sea-weed.
_Alguazil._—A Spanish constable.
_Alias._—Otherwise; elsewhere.
_Alibi._—Elsewhere; not present.
_Alis volat propriis._—She flies with her own wings.
_Aliunde._—From some other quarter or person.
_Allegretto._—A movement quicker than _andante_, but not so
quick as _allegro_. (_Music._)
_Allemande._—A kind of German dance.
_Alma mater._—Benign mother (applied to a university.)
_Alter ego._—A second self.
_Alto octavo._—An octave higher.
_Alto relievo._—High relief. (_Sculpture._)
_Alto ripieno._—The tenor of a great chorus.
_Alto violino._—A small tenor violin.
_Amende._—Compensation; apology.
_Ami du peuple._—Friend of the people.
_Amicus curiæ._—A friend of the court.
_Amor patriæ._—Love of country.
_Amour propre._—Self-love; vanity.
_Ancien régime._—Former administration; ancient order of things.
_Andante._—Moderately slow movement, between _largo_ and
_allegro_. (_Music._)
_Anglicè._—In English.
_Anguis in herbâ._—A snake in the grass.
_Animis opibusque parati._—Ever ready with our lives and
property.
_Animo et fide._—By (or with) courage and faith.
_Animo facto._—Really and truly.
_Animus furandi._—Felonious intent.
_Anno Domini._—In the year of our Lord.
_Anno lucis._—In the year of light.
_Anno mundi._—In the year of the world.
_Annus mirabilis._—Year of wonders.
_Ante bellum._—Before the war.
_Ante lucem._—Before light.
_Ante meridiem._—Before noon.
_Aperçu._—A brief sketch of any subject.
_Appogiatura._—A note in a smaller character than the regular
notes of the piece. (_Music._)
_Apropos_ (Fr. _à propos_.)—To the purpose.
_Aqua vitæ._—Water of life; brandy.
_Arbiter elegantiarum._—Master of ceremonies; an umpire in
matters of taste.
_Arcana imperii._—State secrets.
_Arcanum._—A secret.
_Argumentum ad crumenam._—An argument to the purse.
_Argumentum ad fidem._—An appeal to faith.
_Argumentum ad hominem._—An argument to the person.
_Argumentum ad ignorantiam._—An argument founded on an
adversary’s ignorance of facts.
_Argumentum ad judicium._—An appeal to the common sense of
mankind.
_Argumentum ad populum._—An appeal to the people.
_Argumentum ad verecundiam._—An argument to modesty.
_Argumentum baculinum._—Club law.
_Arioso._—Light, airy.
_Armiger._—One bearing arms; an esquire.
_Arpeggio._—The notes of a chord played in rapid succession,
and not simultaneously. (_Music._)
_Arrière-pensée._—Mental reservation.
_Ars est celare artem._—True art is to conceal art.
_Assumpsit._—It is assumed or taken for granted.
_Astra castra, Numen lumen._—The stars my camp, the Deity my
light.
_At spes non fracta._—But hope is not broken.
_Au fait._—Well instructed; master of it.
_Au fond._—To the bottom, or main point.
_Au pied de la lettre._—Literally.
_Au pis aller._—At the worst.
_Au revoir._—Farewell.
_Audi alteram partem._—Hear the other side.
_Aura popularis._—The gale of popular favour.
_Auri sacra fames._—The accursed thirst for gold.
_Auter droit._—Another’s right
_Auter foit._—Another time.
_Auter vie._—Another’s life.
_Aut vincere aut mori._—Victory or death.
_Auto-da-fé_, _Auto-de-fe_.—An act of faith; burning of
heretics.
_Auxilium ab alto._—Help from on high.
_Avant-coureur._—A forerunner.
_Ave, Maria._—Hail, Mary.
_Badinage._—Light or playful discourse.
_Bagatelle._—A trifle.
_Bas bleu._—A blue-stocking; a literary woman.
_Basso-continuo._—Thorough bass.
_Basso-relievo._—Figures in low relief.
_Bateau._—A long light boat.
_Beau-idéal._—A model of ideal perfection.
_Beau monde._—The fashionable world.
_Bel esprit._—A brilliant mind.
_Bella-donna._—The deadly nightshade; fair lady.
_Belles-lettres._—Polite literature.
_Bellum internecinum._—A war of extermination.
_Bellum lethale._—A deadly war.
_Bene placito._—At pleasure. (_Music._)
_Benigno numine._—-By the favour of Providence.
_Ben trovato._—Well found; an ingenious solution.
_Billet-doux._—A love-letter.
_Bis dat qui citò dat._—He gives twice who gives promptly.
_Bis peccare in bello non licet._—To blunder twice is not
allowed in war.
_Bis vincit, qui se vincit in victoriâ._—He conquers a second
time, who controls himself in victory.
_Bizarre._—Odd; fantastic.
_Blasé._—Surfeited.
_Bon gré mal gré._—Willing or unwilling.
_Bon jour._—Good-day; good-morning.
_Bon mot._—A witty saying; a jest; a quibble.
_Bon soir._—Good-evening.
_Bon ton._—High fashion; first-class society.
_Bon vivant._—A high liver.
_Bona fide._—In good faith.
_Bon-bon._—A sweetmeat; confectionery.
_Bonhomie._—Good-natured simplicity.
_Bonis nocet quisquis pepercerit malis._—He hurts the good who
spares the bad.
_Bonne bouche._—A delicious morsel.
_Bonus._—An extra payment for a service rendered or a thing
received.
_Boreas._—The north wind.
_Boudoir._—A small private apartment.
_Bourgeois._—A citizen of the trading class; a printing type.
_Bourgeoisie._—The body of citizens.
_Bravura._—A song of difficult execution.
_Breveté._—Patented.
_Brutum fulmen._—A harmless thunderbolt; unreasoning bluster.
_Burletta._—A musical farce.
_Cachet._—A seal.
_Cacoethes._—A bad habit or custom.
_Cacoethes carpendi._—A rage for finding fault.
_Cacoethes loquendi._—An itch for speaking.
_Cacoethes scribendi._—A passion for writing.
_Cadenza._—The fall or modulation of the voice, in music.
_Cæca est invidia._—Envy is blind.
_Cætera desunt._—The remainder is wanting.
_Cæteris paribus._—Other things being equal.
_Calibre._—Capacity or compass; mental power; a term in gunnery.
_Camera obscura._—A dark chamber used by artists.
_Campus Martius._—The field of Mars; a place of military
exercise.
_Canaille._—The rabble.
_Candida Pax._—White-robed Peace.
_Cantata._—A poem set to music.
_Cantate Domino._—Sing to the Lord.
_Cap-à-pie._—From head to foot.
_Capias ad satisfaciendum._—You may take to satisfy.
_Capriccio._—A fanciful irregular kind of musical composition.
_Capriole._—A leap without advancing; capers.
_Caput mortuum._—Dead head; the worthless remains.
_Caret._—Is wanting or omitted.
_Caret initio et fine._—It wants beginning and end.
_Carpe diem._—Enjoy the present day.
_Carte blanche._—Unconditional terms.
_Casus belli._—An occasion for war.
_Casus fæderis._—A case of conspiracy; the end of the league.
_Catalogue raisonné._—A catalogue of books arranged according
to their subjects.
_Cause célèbre._—A remarkable trial in a court of justice.
_Caveat actor._—Let the doer beware.
_Caveat emptor._—Let the purchaser take heed or beware.
_Cavendo tutus._—Safe through caution.
_Ce n’est que le premier pas qui coûte._—It is only the first
step which is difficult.
_Cedant arma togæ._—Let military power yield to the civil.
_Cede Deo._—Submit to Providence.
_Certiorari._—To be made more certain.
_Cessio bonorum._—Yielding up of goods.
_C’est une autre chose._—That is quite a different thing.
_Chacun à son goût._—Every one to his taste.
_Chanson._—A song.
_Chansonnette._—A little song.
_Chapeau._—A hat.
_Chapelle ardente._—The place where a dead person lies in state.
_Chaperon._—An attendant on a lady, as a guide and protector.
_Chargé d’affaires._—An ambassador of second rank.
_Château._—A castle; a country mansion.
_Chef-d’œuvre._—A masterpiece.
_Chevalier d’industrie._—A knight of industry; one who lives by
persevering fraud.
_Chi tace confessa._—Silence is confession.
_Chiaro-oscuro_ or _Chiaroscuro_.—Light and shadow in painting.
_Chose qui plaît est à demi vendue._—A thing which pleases is
already half sold.
_Cicerone._—A guide or conductor.
_Cicisbeo._—A dangler after a lady.
_Ci-devant._—Formerly; former.
_Circa._—About.
_Citò maturum citò putridum._—Soon ripe, soon rotten.
_Clarior e tenebris._—More bright from obscurity.
_Clique._—A party; a gang.
_Cognomen._—A surname.
_Comme il faut._—As it should be.
_Commune bonum._—A common good.
_Communia propriè dicere._—To express common things with
propriety.
_Communibus annis._—One year with another.
_Compos mentis._—Of sound mind.
_Con amore._—With love or hearty inclination.
_Concio ad clerum._—A discourse to the clergy.
_Congé d’élire._—Permission to elect.
_Connoisseur._—-A skilful judge.
_Consensus facet legem._—Consent makes the law.
_Contour._—The outline of a figure.
_Contra._—Against.
_Contra bonos mores._—Against good manners.
_Contretemps._—A mischance; disappointment.
_Coram nobis._—Before us.
_Coram non judice._—Before one who is not the proper judge.
_Cornucopia._—The horn of plenty.
_Corpus delicti._—The whole nature of the offence.
_Corrigenda._—Corrections to be made.
_Coryphæus._—A leader, or chief.
_Cotillon._—A lively dance.
_Couleur de rose._—Rose-colour; an aspect of beauty and
attractiveness.
_Coup de grâce._—The finishing stroke.
_Coup de main._—A bold and rapid enterprise.
_Coup de pied._—A kick.
_Coup de soleil._—A stroke of the sun.
_Coup d’état._—A master-stroke of state policy.
_Coup d’œil._—Rapid view or glance.
_Coûte qu’il coûte._—Cost what it may.
_Credat Judæus._—A Jew may believe it.
_Crescit amor nummi quantum ipsa pecunia crescit._—The love of
money increases as rapidly as the money itself increases.
_Crescit eundo._—It increases by going.
_Crescite et multiplicamini._—Increase and multiply.
_Crimen falsi._—Falsehood; perjury.
_Crux criticorum._—The cross or puzzle of critics.
_Cui bono?_—To whose good?
_Cui malo?_—To whose harm?
_Cul de sac._—The bottom of the bag; a difficulty; a street or
lane that has no outlet.
_Cum grano salis._—With a grain of salt; with some allowance.
_Cum multis aliis._—With many others.
_Cum privilegio._—With privilege.
_Curia advisari vult._—The court wishes to be advised.
_Curiosa felicitas._—A felicitous tact.
_Currente calamo._—With a running pen; written off-hand.
_Custos rotulorum._—Keeper of the rolls.
_Da capo._—Over again.
_Damnant quod non intelligunt._—They condemn what they do not
comprehend.
_Data._—Things granted, (sing. _datum_.)
_De bonis non._—Of the goods not yet administered on.
_De die in diem._—From day to day.
_De facto._—In fact; in reality.
_De gustibus non est disputandum._—There is no disputing about
tastes.
_De jure._—By law or right.
_De mortuis nil nisi bonum._—Say nothing but what is good of
the dead.
_De novo._—Anew.
_De profundis._—Out of the depths.
_De trop._—Out of place; not wanted.
_Debito justitiæ._—By debt of justice.
_Début._—Beginning of an enterprise; first appearance.
_Deceptio visûs._—An illusion of the sight.
_Dedimus potestatem._—We have given power.
_Deficit._—A want of deficiency.
_Dei gratiâ._—By the grace of God.
_Déjeûner à la fourchette._—A breakfast or luncheon with meats.
_Dele._—Blot out or erase.
_Delenda est Carthago._—Carthage must be blotted out.
_Delta_ (the Greek letter Δ,) a triangular tract of land toward
the mouth of a river.
_Dénouement._—An unravelling or winding up.
_Deo adjuvante, non timendum._—God helping, nothing need be
feared.
_Deo favente._—With God’s favour.
_Deo gratias._—Thanks to God.
_Deo juvante._—With God’s help.
_Deo non fortunâ._—From God, not fortune.
_Deo volente_, or _D. V._—God willing.
_Dépôt._—A store; the recruiting reserve of regiments.
_Dernier ressort._—The last resort.
_Desideratum._—Something desired or wanted.
_Desunt cætera._—The other things are wanting.
_Detinet._—He detains; he keeps.
_Détour._—A circuitous march.
_Detur digniori._—Let it be given to the more worthy.
_Deus ex machinâ._—A god from the clouds; unexpected aid in an
emergency.
_Devastavit._—He wasted.
_Devoir._—Duty.
_Dexter._—The right hand.
_Dictum._—A positive assertion (pl. _dicta_.)
_Dictum de dicto._—Report upon hearsay.
_Dies faustus._—A lucky day.
_Dies iræ._—Day of wrath.
_Dies non._—A day on which judges do not sit.
_Dieu et mon droit._—God and my right.
_Dieu vous garde._—God protect you.
_Dii majorum gentium._—The gods of the superior class; the
twelve superior gods.
_Dii penates._—Household gods.
_Dilettanti._—Persons who devote themselves to science merely
for amusement or relaxation. (Sing. _Dilettante_.)
_Diluvium._—A deposit of superficial loam, sand, &c. caused by
a deluge.
_Dirigo._—I direct or guide.
_Disjecta membra._—Scattered parts, limbs, or writings.
_Distrait._—Absent in thought; absent-minded.
_Distringas._—A writ for distraining.
_Divide et impera._—Divide and govern.
_Doce ut discas._—Teach, that you may learn.
_Docendo dicimus._—We learn by teaching.
_Dolce._—Soft and agreeable. (_Music._)
_Dolce far niente._—Sweet idleness.
_Doli incapax._—Incapable of mischief.
_Doloroso._—Soft and pathetic. (_Music._)
_Domicile_ (L. _domicilium_.)—An abode.
_Domine dirige nos._—O Lord, direct us.
_Dominus vobiscum._—The Lord be with you.
_Double entendre._—Double meaning (correctly written _double
entente_.)
_Douceur._—A present or bribe; sweetness.
_Draco._—A dragon; a constellation.
_Dramatis personæ._—The characters in a play.
_Duet_ (Ital. _duetto_.)—A song for two performers.
_Dulce est desipere in loco._—It is pleasant to jest, or revel,
at the proper time.
_Dulce et decorum est pro patriâ mori._—It is sweet and
pleasant to die for one’s country.
_Dulia._—An inferior kind of worship.
_Dum spiro, spero._—Whilst I breathe, I hope.
_Dum vivimus, vivamus._—While we live, let us live.
_Duo._—Two; a two-part song.
_Duodecimo._—A book having twelve leaves to a sheet.
_Durante placito_, or _durante beneplacito_.—During pleasure.
_Durante vitâ._—During life.
_Dux fœmina facti._—A woman was the leader to the deed.
_E pluribus unum._—One out of many; one composed of many: the
motto of the United States.
_Eau de vie._—Brandy; water of life.
_Ecce homo._—Behold the man.
_Ecce signum._—Behold the sign.
_Eclaircissement._—The clearing-up of an affair.
_Eclat._—Splendour; applause.
_Editio princeps._—The first edition.
_Eheu!_—Ah, alas!
_Elan._—Buoyancy; dash.
_Elegit._—He hath elected; a writ of execution.
_Elève._—A pupil.
_Elite._—The best part.
_Embonpoint._—Roundness; good condition.
_Emeritus._—One retired from active official duties.
_Emeute._—Insurrection; uproar.
_Empressement._—Eagerness; ardour.
_En ami._—As a friend.
_En avant!_—Forward!
_En flûte._—Carrying guns on the upper deck only.
_En grande tenue._—In full dress.
_En masse._—In a mass; in a body.
_En passant._—By the way; in passing.
_En rapport._—In communication.
_En revanche._—In return.
_En route._—On the way.
_Enceinte._—Pregnant.
_Enfans perdus._—Lost children; the forlorn hope.
_Ennui._—Weariness; lassitude.
_Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem._—By his sword he
seeks the calm repose of liberty.
_Ensemble._—The whole taken together.
_Entente cordiale._—The cordial understanding between two
countries.
_Entre nous._—Between ourselves.
_Entrée._—Entrance.
_Entremets._—Small and dainty dishes set between the principal
ones at table.
_Eo nomine._—By that name.
_Equilibrium._—Equality of weight; even balance.
_Ergo._—Therefore.
_Eripuit cælo fulmen, sceptrumque tyrannis._—He snatched the
thunderbolt from heaven, and the sceptre from tyrants.
_Erratum._—A mistake or error (pl. _errata_.)
_Escrow._—A deed or writing left with another, to be delivered
on the performance of something specified.
_Espièglerie._—Waggish tricks.
_Esprit de corps._—The animating spirit of a collective body.
_Est modus in rebus._—There is a medium in all things.
_Estoppel._—A stop, a preventive plea.
_Esto perpetua._—May it last forever.
_Et cætera._—And the rest.
_Eureka._—I have found it.
_Ex._—Out of; late (as, ex-consul.)
_Ex animo._—Heartily.
_Ex cathedrâ._—From the chair; with high authority.
_Ex concesso._—From what has been granted.
_Ex curiâ._—Out of court.
_Ex fumo dare lucem._—Out of smoke to bring light.
_Ex nihilo nihil fit._—Nothing can come of nothing.
_Ex officio._—By virtue of his office.
_Ex parte._—On one side only (before a noun, _exparte_.)
_Ex pede Herculem._—We recognize a Hercules from the size of
the foot: that is, we judge of the whole from the specimen.
_Ex post facto._—After the deed is done.
_Ex tempore._—Without premeditation.
_Ex uno disce omnes._—From one learn all; from one judge of the
whole.
_Excelsior._—More elevated; onward.
_Excerpta._—Extracts.
_Exempli gratiâ._—As for example.
_Exeunt omnes._—All retire.
_Experimentum crucis._—A decisive experiment.
_Experto credo._—Believe one who has experience.
_Exposé._—An exposition; recital.
_Faber suæ fortunæ._—The architect of his own fortune.
_Facile primus, facile princeps._—By far the first or chiefest.
_Facilis est descensus._—Descent is easy.
_Fac simile._—Make it like; hence, an exact copy.
_Fac totum._—Do all; a man of all work.
_Facta est lux._—There was light.
_Fas est ab hoste doceri._—It is allowable to learn even from
an enemy.
_Fata obstant._—The fates oppose it.
_Fauteuil._—An easy-chair.
_Faux pas._—A false step.
_Felo de se._—A self-murderer.
_Feme couverte._—A married woman.
_Feme sole._—A woman unmarried.
_Festina lente._—Hasten slowly; advance steadily rather than
hurriedly.
_Fête._—A feast or celebration.
_Fête champêtre._—A rural feast.
_Feu de joie._—A bonfire; a discharge of musketry on days of
rejoicing.
_Feuilleton._—A small leaf; a supplement to a newspaper; a
pamphlet.
_Fiat._—Let it be done.
_Fiat justitia, ruat cœlum._—Let justice be done, though the
heavens should fall.
_Fiat lux._—Let there be light.
_Fide, non armis._—By faith, not by arms.
_Fide, sed cui vide._—Trust, but see whom.
_Fides et justitia._—-Fidelity and justice.
_Fidus Achates._—Faithful Achates (that is, a true friend.)
_Fieri facias._—Cause it to be done (a kind of writ.)
_Filius nullius._—A son of nobody.
_Fille-de-chambre._—A chambermaid.
_Finale._—To close or end.
_Finem respice._—Look to the end.
_Finis._—The end.
_Finis coronat opus._—The end crowns the work.
_Flagrante bello._—While the war is raging.
_Flagrante delicto._—In the commission of the crime.
_Flâneur._—A lounger.
_Flecti, non frangi._—To be bent, not to be broken.
_Fleur-de-lis._—The flower of the lily (pl. _fleurs-de-lis_.)
_Forte._—In music, a direction to sing or play with force or
spirit.
_Fortes fortuna juvat._—Fortune assists the brave.
_Fortissimo._—Very loud.
_Fortiter in re._—Resolute in deed.
_Fracas._—Bustle; a slight quarrel; more ado about the thing
than it is worth.
_Fruges consumere nati._—Born merely to consume the fruits of
the earth.
_Fugam fecit._—He has taken to flight.
_Fuit Ilium._—Troy _has_ been.
_Functus officio._—Out of office.
_Furore._—Excitement.
_Gaieté de cœur._—Gayety of heart.
_Gallicè._—In French.
_Gardez bien._—Take good care.
_Gardez la foi._—Keep the faith.
_Gaucherie._—Awkwardness.
_Gaudeamus igitur._—So let us be joyful.
_Gendarme._—A military policeman.
_Gendarmerie._—The body of the _gendarmes_.
_Genius loci._—The genius of the place.
_Genus irritabile vatum._—Irritable tribe of poets.
_Gloria in excelsis._—Glory to God in the highest.
_Gratis._—Free of cost.
_Gratis dictum._—Mere assertion.
_Gravamen._—The thing complained of.
_Grisette._—Dressed in gray (a term applied to French
shop-girls, &c.)
_Gusto._—Great relish.
_Habeas corpus._—You are to have the body; a writ of right, by
virtue of which every citizen can, when imprisoned, demand to
be put on his trial.
_Habitué._—A frequenter.
_Hæc olim meminisse juvabit._—It will be pleasant hereafter to
remember these things.
_Haricot._—A kind of ragout; a kidney-bean.
_Haud passibus æquis._—Not with equal steps. [Wrongly quoted:
see _Non_, &c.]
_Haut gout._—High flavour.
_Hauteur._—Haughtiness.
_Helluo librorum._—A book-worm.
_Hic et ubique._—Here, there, and everywhere.
_Hic jacet._—Here lies.
_Hinc illæ lacrymæ._—Hence proceed these tears.
_Hoc age._—Do this; attend to what you are doing.
_Homme d’esprit._—A man of talent, or of wit.
_Homo multarum literarum._—A man of much learning.
_Honi soit qui mal y pense._—Evil be to him that evil thinks.
_Honores mutant mores._—Honours change men’s manners.
_Hora fugit._—The hour or time flies.
_Horresco referens._—I shudder to relate.
_Hors de combat._—Disabled for fighting; vanquished.
_Hortus siccus._—A collection of dried plants.
_Hostis humani generis._—An enemy of the human race.
_Hotel de ville._—A town-hall.
_Hôtel-Dieu._—The chief hospital in French cities.
_Humanum est errare._—It is human to err.
_Hunc tu caveto._—Beware of him.
_Ibidem_, contracted _ibid._ or _id._—In the same place.
_Ich dien._—I serve.
_Id est._—That is; abridged _i. e._
_Id genus omne._—All of that sort.
_Idem_, contracted _id._—The same. (_Id. ib._, the same author;
in the same place.)
_Idoneus homo._—A fit man.
_Ignoramus._—We are ignorant.
_Ignorantia legis neminem excusat._—Ignorance of the law
excuses no one.
_Il a le diable au corps._—The devil is in him.
_Imitatores, servum pecus._—Imitators, a servile herd.
_Imperium in imperio._—One government existing within another.
_Impransus._—One who has not dined.
_Imprimatur._—Let it be printed.
_Imprimis._—In the first place.
_Impromptu._—A prompt remark without study.
_In articulo mortis._—At the point of death.
_In capite._—In the head.
_In cœlo quies._—There is rest in heaven.
_In commendam._—In trust.
_In conspectu fori._—In the eye of the law; in the sight of the
court.
_In curiâ._—In the court.
_In duplo._—Twice as much.
_In equilíbrio._—Equally balanced.
_In esse._—In being.
_In extenso._—At full length.
_In extremis._—At the point of death.
_In formâ pauperis._—As a pauper.
_In foro conscientiæ._—Before the tribunal of conscience.
_In hoc signo vinces._—In this sign thou shalt conquer.
_In limine._—At the threshold.
_In loco._—In the place.
_In medias res._—Into the midst of things.
_In memoriam._—To the memory of.
_In perpetuum._—Forever.
_In petto._—In reserve; in one’s breast.
_In posse._—In possible existence.
_In posterum._—For the time to come.
_In propriâ personâ._—In his own person.
_In puris naturalibus._—Quite naked.
_In re._—In the matter of.
_In situ._—In its original situation.
_In statu quo._—In the former state.
_In te, Domine, speravi._—In thee, Lord, have I put my trust.
_In terrorem._—By way of warning.
_In totidem verbis._—In so many words.
_In toto._—Altogether.
_In transitu._—On the passage.
_In utrumque paratus._—Prepared for either event.
_In vacuo._—In empty space, or in a vacuum.
_In vino veritas._—There is truth in wine.
_Incognito._—Disguised; unknown.
_Index expurgatorius._—A list of prohibited books.
_Infra dignitatem._—Beneath one’s dignity.
_Innuendo._—Covert meaning; indirect hint.
_Inops consilii._—Without counsel.
_Insouciance._—Carelessness; indifference.
_Instar omnium._—One will suffice for all; an example to others.
_Inter alia._—Among other things.
_Inter arma leges silent._—In the midst of arms the laws are
silent.
_Inter nos._—Between ourselves.
_Inter se._—Among themselves.
_Ipse dixit._—He himself said it; dogmatic assertion.
_Ipsissima verba._—The very words.
_Ipso facto._—By the fact itself; actually.
_Ipso jure._—By the law itself.
_Ira furor brevis est._—Anger is brief madness.
_Ita lex scripta est._—Thus the law is written.
_Item._—Also.
_Jacta est alea._—The die is cast.
_Jamais arrière._—Never behind.
_Je ne sais quoi._—I know not what.
_Jet d’eau._—A jet of water.
_Jeu de mots._—Play upon words; a pun.
_Jeu d’esprit._—A witticism.
_Judicium Dei._—The judgment of God.
_Juniores ad labores._—Young men for labours.
_Jure divino._—By divine law.
_Jure gentium._—By the law of nations.
_Jure humano._—By human law.
_Jus civile._—Civil law.
_Jus gladii._—Right of the sword.
_Juste milieu._—The golden mean; a just medium.
_Justitiæ soror fides._—Faith is the sister of justice.
_La critique est aisée, et l’art est difficile._—Criticism is
easy, but art is difficult.
_Labor ipse voluptas._—Labour itself is pleasure.
_Labor omnia vincit._—Labour conquers all things.
_Laissez-nous faire._—Let us alone.
_Lapsus calami._—A slip of the pen; an error in writing.
_Lapsus linguæ._—A slip of the tongue.
_Lapsus memoriæ._—A slip of memory.
_Lares et penâtes._—Household gods.
_L’argent._—Money, or silver.
_Laudator temporis acti._—A praiser of time past.
_Laus Deo._—Praise to God.
_Laus propria sordet._—Praise of one’s own self defiles.
_Le beau monde._—The fashionable world.
_Le bon temps viendra._—The good time will come.
_Le grand œuvre._—The great work; the philosopher’s stone.
_Le pas._—Precedence in place or rank.
_Le savoir-faire._—The knowledge how to act; address.
_Le tout ensemble._—All together.
_Lege._—Read.
_Leges legum._—The law of laws.
_Lèse majesté._—High treason.
_L’étoile du nord._—The north star.
_Lettre de cachet._—A sealed letter; a royal warrant.
_Levari facias._—That you cause to be levied; a writ of
execution.
_Levée._—A morning visit or reception.
_Lex loci._—The law of the place.
_Lex magna est, et prævalebit._—The law is great, and will
prevail.
_Lex non scripta._—The unwritten or common law.
_Lex scripta._—Statute law.
_Lex talionis._—The law of retaliation.
_Lex terræ, lex patriæ._—The law of the land.
_L’homme propose, et Dieu dispose._—Man proposes, and God
disposes.
_Libretto._—A little book or pamphlet.
_Licentia vatûm._—A poetical license.
_Lingua Franca._—The mixed language spoken by Europeans in the
East.
_Liqueur._—A cordial.
_Lis litem generat._—Strife begets strife.
_Lis sub judice._—A case not yet decided.
_Lite pendente._—During the trial.
_Litera scripta manet._—The written letter remains.
_Literati._—Men of letters or learning.
_Loco citato._—In the place cited.
_Loco parentis._—In the place of the parent.
_Locum tenens._—One who holds a place for another.
_Locus sigilli_ (L. S.).—The place of the seal.
_Longo intervallo._—At a great distance.
_Ludere cum sacris._—To trifle with sacred things.
_Lusus naturæ._—A sport or freak of nature.
_Macte virtute._—Proceed in virtue.
_Mademoiselle._—A young unmarried lady.
_Magna Charta._—The great charter of England.
_Magna civitas, magna solitudo._—A great city is a great desert.
_Magna est veritas, et prævalebit._—The truth is great, and
will prevail.
_Magni nominis umbra._—The shadow of a great name.
_Magnum opus._—A great work.
_Magnus Apollo._—Great Apollo; one of high authority.
_Maison de ville._—The town-house.
_Maître d’hôtel._—An hotel-keeper; a house-steward.
_Majordomo_ (Ital. _maiordomo_.)—One who has the management of
a household.
_Malâ fide._—In bad faith; treacherously.
_Mal à propos._—Out of time; unbecoming.
_Malaria._—Noxious exhalations.
_Malgré._—In spite of.
_Malum in se._—Bad in itself.
_Mandamus._—We command: a peremptory writ to compel obedience.
_Manège._—A riding-school.
_Mania a potu._—Madness caused by drunkenness.
_Manu forti._—With a strong hand.
_Mardi gras._—Shrove-Tuesday.
_Mare clausum._—A closed sea; a bay.
_Materfamilias._—The mother of a family.
_Materia medica._—Substances used in the healing art.
_Matinée._—A morning party.
_Mauvais goût._—Bad taste.
_Mauvais sujet._—A worthless fellow.
_Mauvaise honte._—False modesty; bashfulness.
_Maximum._—The greatest.
_Maximus in minimis._—Very great in trifling things.
_Me judice._—I being judge; in my own opinion.
_Medio tutissimus ibis._—A medium course will be safest.
_Meditatione fugæ._—In contemplation of flight.
_Memento mori._—Remember death.
_Memorabilia._—Things to be remembered.
_Memoriter._—By rote.
_Ménage._—Household.
_Mens sana in corpore sano._—A sound mind in a sound body.
_Metis sibi conscia recti._—A mind conscious of rectitude.
_Mensa et thoro._—From bed and board.
_Merum sal._—Pure salt; genuine Attic wit.
_Meum et tuum._—Mine and thine.
_Minimum._—The least.
_Minutiæ._—Minute concerns; trifles.
_Mirabile dictu._—Wonderful to be told.
_Mirabilia._—Wonders.
_Mittimus._—We send: a warrant for the commitment of an
offender.
_Modus operandi._—Manner of operation.
_Montani semper liberi._—Mountaineers are always freemen.
_Morceau._—A morsel.
_More suo._—In his own way.
_Mot du guet._—A watchword.
_Multum in parvo._—Much in a small space.
_Mutanda._—Things to be altered.
_Mutatis mutandis._—The necessary changes being made.
_Mutato nomine._—The name being changed.
_Naïveté._—Ingenuousness; simplicity.
_Ne cede malis._—Yield not to misfortune.
_Ne exeat._—Let him not depart.
_Ne plus ultra._—Nothing further; the uttermost point.
_Ne quid nimis._—Not too much of any thing; do nothing to
excess.
_Ne sutor ultra crepidam._—Let not the shoemaker go beyond his
last.
_Ne tentes, aut perfice._—Attempt not, or accomplish thoroughly.
_Nec pluribus impar._—Not an unequal match for numbers.
_Nec scire fas est omnia._—It is not permitted to know all
things.
_Necessitatis non habet legem._—Necessity has no law.
_Née._—Born.
_Nefasti dies._—Days upon which no public business was
transacted; also, unlucky days.
_Nemine contradicente._—No one contradicting.
_Nemine dissentiente._—Without opposition or dissent.
_Nemo me impune lacessit._—No one wounds me with impunity.
_Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit._—No one is wise at all
times.
_Nemo repentè fuit turpissimus._—No man ever became a villain
at once.
_Nemo solus sapit._—No one is wise alone.
_Niaiserie._—Silliness.
_Nihil debet._—He owes nothing; a plea denying a debt.
_Nihil quod tetigit, non ornavit._—Whatever he touched he
embellished.
_Nil admirari._—To wonder at nothing.
_Nil desperandum._—Never despair.
_Nimium ne crede colori._—Trust not too much to looks.
_N’importe._—It matters not.
_Nisi Dominus frustra._—Unless the Lord be with us, all efforts
are in vain.
_Noblesse oblige._—Rank imposes obligation.
_Nolens volens._—Willing or unwilling.
_Noli me tangere._—Don’t touch me.
_Nolle prosequi._—Unwilling to proceed.
_Nolo episcopari._—I am not willing to be made a bishop (an old
formal way of declining a bishopric.)
_Nom de guerre._—An assumed name.
_Nom de plume._—A literary title.
_Nomen et omen._—Name and omen; a name that is ominous.
_Non compos mentis._—Not of sound mind.
_Non deficiente crumenâ._—If the money does not fail.
_Non est disputandum._—It is not to be disputed.
_Non est inventus._—Not found.
_Non libet._—It does not please me.
_Non mi ricordo._—I don’t remember.
_Non nobis solum._—Not merely for ourselves.
_Non obstante._—Notwithstanding.
_Non omnis moriar._—I shall not wholly die.
_Non passibus æquis._—Not with equal steps.
_Non sequitur._—It does not follow: an unwarranted conclusion.
_Non sibi, sed omnibus._—Not for itself, but for all.
_Nonchalance._—Coolness; easy indifference.
_Nonpareil._—Peerless; a small printing type.
_Nosce teipsum._—Know thyself.
_Noscitur ex sociis._—He is known by his companions.
_Nota bene._—Mark well.
_Nous verrons._—We shall see.
_Novus homo._—A new man.
_Nudum pactum._—An invalid agreement.
_Nulla crux, nulla corona._—No cross, no crown.
_Nulla nuova, bona nuova._—The best news is no news.
_Nullius filius._—The son of nobody.
_Nunc aut nunquam._—Now or never.
_O tempora! o mores!_—Oh, the times! oh, the manners!
_Obiit._—He (or she) died.
_Obiter dictum._—A thing said by the way, or in passing.
_Obsta principiis._—Resist the first beginnings.
_Odi profanum._—I loathe the profane.
_Odium theologicum._—The hatred of theologians.
_Ohe! jam satis._—Oh, there is now enough.
_Olla podrida._—An incongruous mixture.
_Omne ignotum pro magnifico._—Whatever is unknown is thought to
be magnificent.
_Omnes._—All.
_Omnia bona bonis._—All things are good with the good.
_Omnia vincit amor._—Love conquers all things.
_On-dit._—A rumour; a flying report.
_Onus._—Burden.
_Onus probandi._—The responsibility of producing proof.
_Ope et consilio._—With assistance and counsel.
_Ora et labora._—Pray and work.
_Orator fit, poeta nascitur._—The orator is made by education,
but a poet must be born.
_Ore rotundo._—With full-sounding voice.
_Otium cum dignitate._—Dignified leisure.
_Outré._—Preposterous; eccentric.
_Oyer and Terminer._—A criminal court.
_Pallida mors._—Pale death.
_Par excellence._—By way of eminence.
_Par nobile fratrum._—A noble pair of brothers; two just alike.
_Pari passu._—With equal step; in the same degree.
_Parole d’honneur._—Word of honour.
_Pars pro toto._—Part for the whole.
_Particeps criminis._—An accomplice.
_Parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus._—The mountains are
in labour; a ridiculous mouse will be brought forth.
_Parva componere magnis._—To compare small things with great.
_Parvenu._—A new comer; an upstart.
_Pas._—A step; precedence.
_Passe-partout._—A master-key.
_Passim._—In many places; everywhere.
_Paterfamilias._—The father of a family.
_Pater noster._—Our Father; the Lord’s prayer.
_Pater patriæ._—Father of his country.
_Patois._—A provincial dialect.
_Pax in bello._—Peace in war.
_Peccavi._—I have sinned.
_Penchant._—An inclination; a leaning toward.
_Pendente lite._—While the suit is pending.
_Penetralia._—Secret recesses.
_Per aspera ad astra._—Through trials to glory.
_Per capita._—By the head; equal division.
_Per cent._ or _per centum_.—By the hundred.
_Per contra._—Contrariwise.
_Per curiam._—By the court.
_Per diem._—By the day.
_Per fas et nefas._—Through right and wrong.
_Per saltum._—With a leap; at once.
_Per se._—By itself; alone.
_Perdu._—Lost.
_Père de famille._—The father of a family.
_Petit._—Small; little.
_Petitio principii._—A begging of the question.
_Petit-maître._—A fop.
_Peu à peu._—Gradually; a little by little.
_Pinxit._—Painted it: placed after the artist’s name on a
picture.
_Più._—More.
_Plateau._—A plain; a flat surface.
_Plebs._—Common people.
_Pluries._—Very often; a third writ, after two writs have
issued.
_Poco._—A little.
_Poeta nascitur, non fit._—A poet is born, not made.
_Point d’appui._—Point of support; prop.
_Poisson d’Avril._—April fool.
_Populus vult decipi._—People like to be deceived.
_Posse comitatûs._—The power of the county.
_Postea._—Afterward; endorsement of the verdict upon the record.
_Post mortem._—After death.
_Postulata._—Things assumed.
_Præcognita._—Things previously known.
_Præmonitus, præmunitus._—Forewarned, forearmed.
_Preux chevalier._—A brave knight.
_Primâ facie._—On the first view.
_Primum mobile._—The primary motive, or moving power.
_Primus inter pares._—Chief among equals.
_Principia, non homines._—Principles, not men.
_Principiis obsta._—Resist the first innovations.
_Pro aris et focis._—For our altars and our hearths.
_Pro bono publico._—For the public good.
_Pro et con_ (for _contra_).—For and against.
_Pro formâ._—For form’s sake; according to form.
_Pro hâc vice._—For this turn or occasion.
_Pro loco et tempore._—For the place and time.
_Pro patriâ._—For our country.
_Pro ratâ._—In proportion.
_Pro re natâ._—For a special emergency.
_Pro tanto._—For so much.
_Pro tempore._—For the time-being.
_Probatum est._—It has been tried and proved.
_Procès-verbal._—A written statement.
_Prochein ami._—The next friend.
_Procul, O procul este, profani!_—Far, far hence, O ye profane!
_Pronunciamento._—A public declaration.
_Propagandâ fide._—For extending the faith.
_Protégé._—A person taken charge of, or patronized; a ward, &c.
_Prudens futuri._—Thoughtful of the future.
_Pugnis et calcibus._—With fists and heels; with all the might.
_Punica fides._—Punic faith; treachery.
_Quære._—Query; inquiry.
_Quamdiu se bene gesserit._—So long as he shall conduct himself
properly.
_Quantum._—The due proportion.
_Quantum libet._—As much as you please.
_Quantum meruit._—As much as he deserved.
_Quantum sufficit._—A sufficient quantity; enough.
_Quare clausum fregit._—An action for damages to real estate.
_Quare impedit._—Why he hinders.
_Quasi dicas._—As if you should say.
_Quelque chose._—A trifle.
_Qui capit, ille facit._—He who takes it makes it.
_Qui pense?_—Who thinks?
_Qui tam?_—Who as well? the title given to a certain action at
law.
_Qui transtulit sustinet._—He who brought us hither still
preserves us.
_Qui va là?_—Who goes there?
_Qui vive?_—Who goes there? hence, on the _qui-vive_, on the
alert.
_Quid-nunc?_—What now? a newsmonger.
_Quid pro quo._—One thing for another; “tit for tat.”
_Quid rides?_—Why do you laugh?
_Quis separabit?_—Who shall separate us?
_Quo animo?_—With what intention.
_Quo jure?_—By what right?
_Quo warranto._—By what warrant or authority.
_Quoad hoc._—To this extent.
_Quod avertat Deus?_—Which may God avert!
_Quod vide._—Which see.
_Quodlibet._—A nice point; a subtlety.
_Quondam._—Former.
_Quorum._—Of whom: a term signifying a sufficient number for a
certain business.
_Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat._—Those whom God wishes
to destroy, he first deprives of understanding.
_Ragout._—A highly-seasoned dish.
_Rara avis._—A rare bird; a prodigy.
_Re infectà._—The business being unfinished.
_Recte et suaviter._—Justly and mildly.
_Rectus in curiâ._—Upright in the court; with clean hands.
_Redolet lucernâ._—It smells of the lamp; it is a laboured
production.
_Reductio ad absurdum._—A reducing a position to an absurdity.
_Regina._—Queen.
_Regium donum._—A royal donation (a grant from the British
crown to the Irish Presbyterian clergy.)
_Regnant populi._—The people rule.
_Rencontre._—An encounter.
_Renaissance._—New birth: applied to the revival of the classic
arts in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
_Requiescant in pace._—May they rest in peace.
_Requiescat in pace._—May he rest in peace.
_Rerum primordia._—The first elements of things.
_Res angusta domi._—Narrow circumstances at home; poverty.
_Res integra._—An entire matter.
_Respice finem._—Look to the end.
_Respublica._—The commonwealth.
_Restaurateur._—A tavern-keeper who provides dinners, &c.
_Résumé._—An abstract or summary.
_Resurgam._—I shall rise again.
_Revenons à nos moutons._—Let us return to our subject.
_Rex._—King.
_Rouge._—Red colouring for the skin.
_Rouge et noir._—Red and black (a kind of game.)
_Rus in urbe._—The country in town.
_Ruse contre ruse._—Diamond cut diamond: trick for trick.
_Ruse de guerre._—A stratagem of war.
_Salle._—Hall.
_Salus populi suprema lex est._—The welfare of the people is in
the supreme law.
_Salvo pudore._—Without offence to modesty.
_Sanctum sanctorum._—Holy of Holies.
_Sang-froid._—Coolness; self-possession.
_Sans._—Without.
_Sans cérémonie._—Without ceremony.
_Sans peur et sans reproche._—Without fear and without reproach.
_Sans souci._—Without care; free and easy.
_Sans tâche._—Stainless.
_Sans-culottes._—Without breeches: a term applied to the rabble
of the French Revolution.
_Sartor resartus._—The cobbler mended.
_Satis, superque._—Enough, and more than enough.
_Satis verborum._—Enough of words; you need say no more.
_Sauve qui peut._—Save himself who can.
_Savant._—A learned man.
_Savoir-faire._—Ability; skill.
_Scandalum magnatum._—Scandal of the great.
_Scienter._—Knowingly.
_Scilicet._—That is to say; to wit.
_Scire facias._—Cause it to be known.
_Scripsit._—Wrote it.
_Sculpsit._—Engraved it: placed after the engraver’s name in
prints.
_Secundum artem._—According to rule.
_Selon les règles._—According to rule.
_Semper fidelis._—Always faithful.
_Semper idem._—Always the same.
_Semper paratus._—Always ready.
_Senatûs consultum._—A decree of the senate.
_Seriatim._—In order; successively.
_Si quæris peninsulam amœnam, circumspice._—If thou seekest a
beautiful peninsula, behold it here.
_Sic in originali._—So it stands in the original.
_Sic itur ad astra._—Such is the way to immortality.
_Sic passim._—So everywhere.
_Sic semper tyrannis._—So be it ever to tyrants.
_Sic transit gloria mundi._—Thus passes away the glory of the
world.
_Sicut ante._—As before.
_Similia similibus curantur._—Like things are cured by like.
_Simplex munditiis._—Of simple elegance.
_Sine die._—Without naming a day.
_Sine invidiâ._—Without envy.
_Sine qua non._—An indispensable requisite.
_Siste, viator._—Stop, traveller.
_Sobriquet._—A nickname.
_Soi-disant._—Self-styled; pretended.
_Soirée._—An evening party.
_Souvenir._—Remembrance; a keepsake.
_Spartam nactus es, hanc exorna._—You have got something good;
make the most of it you can.
_Spectas et spectaberis._—You will see and be seen.
_Spes mea Christus._—Christ is my hope.
_Spolia opima._—The richest booty.
_Stans pede in uno._—Standing on one foot.
_Statu quo_, or _in statu quo_.—In the same state.
_Stet._—Let it stand.
_Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re._—Gentle in manner, resolute
in deed.
_Sub judice._—Under consideration.
_Sub rosâ._—Under the rose; privately.
_Sub silentio._—In silence.
_Subpœna._—Under a penalty: a summons to attend a court as a
witness.
_Succedaneum._—A substitute.
_Sui generis._—Of its own kind; peculiar.
_Summum bonum._—The chief good.
_Supersedeas._—A writ to stay proceedings.
_Super visum corporis._—Upon a view of the body.
_Suppressio veri, suggestio falsi._—A suppression of the truth
is the suggestion of a falsehood.
_Supra._—Above.
_Suum cuique._—Let every one have his own.
_Table d’hôte._—An ordinary at which the master of the hotel
presides.
_Tabula rasa._—A smooth or blank tablet.
_Tædium vitæ._—Weariness of life.
_Tale quale._—Such as it is.
_Tant mieux._—So much the better.
_Tant pis._—So much the worse.
_Tapis._—The carpet.
_Tartuffe._—A nickname for a hypocritical devotee, derived
from the principal character in Molière’s comedy so called.
_Te judice._—You may judge.
_Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis._—The times are
changed, and we are changed with them.
_Tempus edax rerum._—Time the devourer of all things.
_Tempus fugit._—Time flies.
_Tempus omnia revelat._—Time reveals all things.
_Teres atque rotundus._—Smooth and round; polished and complete.
_Terra firma._—Solid earth; a safe footing.
_Terra incognita._—An unknown country.
_Terre tenant._—A person in actual possession of the land.
_Tertium quid._—A third something; a nondescript.
_Tête-à-tête._—A conversation between two parties.
_Tirade._—A tedious and bitter harangue.
_Ton._—The fashion.
_Torso._—The fragmentary trunk of a statue.
_Tort._—A wrong; an injury.
_Tot homines, quot sententiæ._—So many men, so many minds.
_Totidem verbis._—In just so many words.
_Toties quoties._—As often as.
_Toto cœlo._—By the whole heavens; diametrically opposite.
_Toto corde._—With the whole heart.
_Toujours prêt._—Always ready.
_Tour à tour._—By turns.
_Tout bien ou rien._—The whole or nothing.
_Tout ensemble._—The whole.
_Tria juncta in uno._—Three united in one.
_Tu quoque, Brute!_—And thou too, Brutus!
_Tuebor._—I will defend.
_Tutto è buono che vien da Dio._—All is good which comes from
God.
_Tuum est._—It is your own.
_Ubi jus incertum, ibi jus nullum._—Where the law is uncertain,
there is no law.
_Ubi libertas, ibi patria._—Where liberty dwells, there is my
country.
_Ubi supra._—Where above mentioned.
_Ultima ratio regum._—The last argument of kings; military
weapons; war.
_Ultima Thule._—The utmost boundary or limit.
_Ultimatum._—A final answer or decision.
_Un bel esprit._—A wit; a virtuoso.
_Un sot à triple étage._—An egregious blockhead.
_Unâ voce._—With one voice; unanimously.
_Unique._—Singular; the only one of its kind.
_Usque ad nauseam._—To disgust.
_Usus loquendi._—Usage in speaking.
_Ut infra._—As below.
_Uti possidetis._—As you possess; state of present possession.
_Utile dulci._—Utility with pleasure.
_Vade-mecum._—Go with me; a constant companion.
_Væ victis._—Woe to the vanquished!
_Vale._—Farewell.
_Valet-de-chambre._—A servant who assists his master in
dressing.
_Variæ lectiones._—Various readings.
_Veluti in speculum._—As in a mirror.
_Venditioni exponas._—That you expose to sale; writ of
execution.
_Veni, vidi, vici._—I came, I saw, I conquered.
_Venire._—To come; a writ to a sheriff directing him to summon
jurors.
_Venue._—The place from which the jury are drawn.
_Verbatim et literatim._—Word for word and letter for letter.
_Verbum sat sapienti._—A word is enough for a wise man.
_Verdad es verde._—Truth is green.
_Veritas vincit._—Truth conquers.
_Versus._—Against; toward.
_Vertu_, _Virtù_.—Virtue; taste; art; skill.
_Veto._—I forbid.
_Vi et armis._—By force and arms.
_Viâ._—By the way of.
_Via media._—A middle course.
_Vice._—In the room of.
_Vice versâ._—The terms being exchanged; reversely.
_Vide._—See.
_Vide et crede._—See and believe.
_Vide ut supra._—See as above.
_Videlicet._—To wit, namely.
_Videttes._—Sentinels on horseback.
_Vignette._—A name given to slight engravings with which books,
bank-notes, &c. are ornamented.
_Vincit amor patriæ._—Love of country prevails.
_Vinculum matrimonii._—The bond of marriage.
_Virtuoso._—One skilled in matters of taste or art.
_Virtute officii._—By virtue of office.
_Vis inertiæ._—Inert power; the tendency of every body to
remain at rest.
_Vis medicatrix naturæ._—The healing tendency of nature.
_Vis poetica._—Poetic genius.
_Vis vitæ._—The vigour of life.
_Vis-à-vis._—Face to face.
_Vita brevis, ars longa._—Life is short, and art is long.
_Vivâ voce._—By word of mouth; by the living voice.
_Vivant rex et regina._—Long live the king and queen.
_Vivat regina._—Long live the queen.
_Vivat respublica._—Live the republic.
_Vive la bagatelle._—Success to trifling.
_Vive la reine._—Long live the queen.
_Vive l’empereur._—Long live the emperor.
_Vive le roi._—Long live the king.
_Vive l’impératrice._—Long live the empress.
_Vive, vale._—Farewell, and be happy.
_Voilà tout._—That’s all.
_Voilà une autre chose._—That’s quite a different matter.
_Voir dire._—A preliminary examination to determine the
competency of a witness.
_Volens et potens._—Willing and able.
_Volgo gran bestia._—The mob is a great beast.
_Volere è potere._—To will is to do.
_Volti subito._—Turn over quickly.
_Vox, et præterea nihil._—A voice, and nothing more.
_Vox populi, vox Dei._—The people’s voice is God’s voice.
_Vox stellarum._—The voice of the stars: applied to almanacs.
_Vulgò._—Vulgarly; commonly.
_Vuelta._—Over, to next page or (o.)
_Vulnus immedicabile._—An irreparable injury.
_Vultus est index animi._—The countenance is the index of the
mind.
_Zonam solvere._—To loose the virgin zone.
[Illustration]
[Illustration]