The long (marked) vowels are pronounced as in the following words:
_fāte_, _fāre_, _cāre_; _mē_; _mīne_; _mōte_; _mūte_. The short
vowels, which include all not marked as above, are pronounced as in
the following words: _pat_; _pet_; _pit_; _pot_; _put_. The accented
syllable in each word is indicated by a mark placed immediately
after it.
=A=
=Ab extra= (_ex´trā_).--From without.
=Ab initio= (_in-ish´i-ō_).--From the beginning.
=Ab origine= (_or-ī´jin-e_).--From the commencement.
=Ab ovo= (_ō´vō_).--From the egg--_i. e._, the beginning. The egg in
many ancient mythologies was the supposed origin of life.
=Ab ovo usque ad mala= (_us´kwe ad mā´la_).--From the egg to the
apples--_i. e._, from the beginning to the end (the Roman custom being
to begin dinner with eggs and end with fruit).
=Ab uno disce omnes= (_ū´nō dis´se om´nēs_).--From a single instance
infer the whole.
=Ab urbe condita=--A. U. C. (_ur´be kon´di-tā_).--From the (year of)
building the city (Rome), 753 B. C.
=A capite ad calcem= (_ā kap´i-te ad kal´sem_).--From head to heel.
=Accipe hoc= (_ak´sip-e hock_).--Accept this.
=Ac etiam= (_ak esh´i-am_).--And also.
=Ad arbitrium= (_ar-bit´ri-um_).--At pleasure.
=Ad captandum vulgus= (_cap-tan´dum vul´gus_).--To catch the rabble.
=Ad extremum= (_ex-tre´mum_).--At last.
=Ad finem= (_fī´nem_).--To the end.
=Ad hominem= (_hom´in-em_).--To the man.
=Ad infinitum= (_in-fī-nī´tum_).--To infinity.
=Ad interim= (_in´ter-im_).--Meanwhile.
=Ad Kalendas Graecas= (_kal´en-das grē´kas_).--At the Greek kalends--_i.
e._, never (there being no kalends in the Greek year).
=Ad libitum= (_lib´it-um_).--At pleasure.
=Ad majorem Dei gloriam= (_mā-jor´em Dē´ī glor´i-am_).--For the greater
glory of God. The motto of the Order of the Jesuits, founded by Ignatius
Loyola (1539).
=Ad nauseam= (_naw´se-am_).--To disgust.
=Ad quod damnum= (_kwod dam´num_).--To what damage.
=Ad referendum= (_ref-er-en´dum_).--For further consideration.
=Ad rem.=--To the point.
=Ad unguem= (un´gwem).--To a nail--_i.e._, to a nicety, exactly. An
expression borrowed from sculptors, who in modeling, give the finishing
touch with the nail.
=Ad unum omnes=--Cicero (_ū-num om´nēs_).--All to a man.
=Ad valorem= (_va-lor´em_).--According to the value.
=Ad vivum= (_vi´vum_).--To the life.
=Aegrescit medendo= (_e-gres´sit med-en´dō_).--The disorder increases
with the remedy, _i. e._, the remedy is worse than the disease.
=Aequam servare mentem= (_ē-kwam ser-vār´e men´tem_).--To preserve a
well-balanced mind; to be unmoved.
=Aequo animo= (_ē´kwo an´im-o_).--With resignation, contentedly.
=Aetatis suae= (_ē-tā´tis sū´ē_).--Of his (or her) age.
=A fortiori= (_for-shi-or´ī_).--With stronger reason.
=Alere flammam= (_al´er-e flam´mam_).--To feed the flame.
=Alias= (_al´i-as_).--Otherwise.
=Alibi= (_al´i-bī_).--Elsewhere. Legal phrase implying that the accused
in a criminal case was not on the scene of a crime at the time of its
committal.
=Alma Mater= (_al´ma mā´ter_).--Benign mother. An expression used by
college men, who speak of their college as their Alma mater.
=Alter ego= (_al´ter egg´o_).--Another self.
=Alter idem= (_al´ter ī-dem_).--Another exactly similar.
=Amantium irae amoris integratio est=--(_am-an´shi-um ī´rē a-mor´iss
inte-grā-shi-o est_).--The quarrels of lovers are renewals of love.
=A mensa et thoro= (_ā men´sā et thor´ō_).--From table and bed. A legal
phrase used by the judge in pronouncing the decree of separation in the
Divorce Court.
=Amicus humani generis= (_am-ī-cus hu-mā´nī gen´er-iss_).--A friend of
the human race.
=Amor patriæ= (_am´or pat´ri-ē_).--Love of one’s native land.
=Anguis in herba=--Virgil (_an´gwiss in her´bā_).--A snake in the grass.
=Animo et fide= (_an´im-o et fī´dē_).--By courage and faith.
=Anno aetatis suae= (_an´no ē-tā´tiss sū´ē_).--In the year of his (or
her) age.
=Anno Christi,= A. C. (_an´no kriss´tī_).--In the year of Christ.
=Anno Domini,= A. D. (_an´no Dom´inī_).--In the year of our lord.
=Anno mundi,= A. M. (_an´no mun´dī_).--In the year of the world. The
date of the Creation is given by Bishop Usher as 4004 B. C.
=Ante meridiem,= A. M. (_an´te mer-ī´di-em_).--Before noon.
=A posse ad esse= (_ā poss´e ad ess´e_).--From possibility to actuality.
=A posteriori= (_ā pos-tē-ri-or´ī_).--From the effect to the cause; that
is, an argument by induction.
=A priori= (_ā prī-or´ī_).--From the cause to the effect; that is, an
argument by deduction.
=Aqua fortis= (_ak´wa for´tiss_).--Strong water. A common name for
nitric acid.
=Aqua vitae= (_ak´wa vī´tē_).--Water of life. Alcohol, brandy.
=Arbiter elegantiarum= (_ar´bit-er ele-gan-shi-air´um_).--An authority
in matters of taste.
=Arcana imperii= (_ar-kā´na im-per´ī-ī_).--Secrets of the state.
=Ardentia verba= (_ar-den´shi-a ver´ba_).--Burning words.
=Argumentum ad hominem= (_ar-gu-men´tum ad hom´-i-nem_).--An argument to
the man. An argument in refutation drawn from an opponent’s own
principles.
=Argumentum ad invidiam= (_ar-gu-men´tum ad in-vid´-i-am_).--An argument
appealing to low passions.
=Argumentum ad judicium= (_ar-gu-men´tum ad ju-dish´i-um_).--An appeal
to the judgment.
=Argumentum ad populum= (_ar-gu-men´tum ad pop´-u-lum_).--An appeal to
popular prejudice.
=Argumentum baculinum= (_ar-gu-men´tum back-u-li-num_).--The argument of
the cudgel; appeal to force. Club-law.
=Ars celare artem= (_ars sell-air´e ar´tem_).--True art is to conceal
art.
=Ars longa, vita brevis= (_ars lon´ga vī´ta brev´iss_).--Art is long,
life short.
=Artium magister=, A. M. or M. A. (_ar´ti-um ma-jis´ter_).--Master of
Arts.
=Audi alteram partem= (_aw´dī al´ter-am par´tem_).--Hear the other side.
=Aura popularis=--Cicero (_aw´ra pop-u-lair´iss_).--The shifting breeze
of popular favor.
=Aurea mediocritas=--Horace (_aw´re-a med-i-ok´ri-tass_).--The golden
mean.
=Aut Cæsar, aut nullus= (_awt Cæsar awt nul´lus_).--Either Cæsar or no
one.
=Aut vincere aut mori= (_awt vin´ser-e awt mor´ī_).--Either to conquer
or to die.
=A verbis ad verbera= (_ā ver´bīs ad ver´ber-a_).--From words to blows.
=A vinculo matrimonii= (_ā vin´ku-lo mat-ri-mō´nī-ī_).--From the bond of
marriage.
=B=
=Bis dat, qui cito dat= (_biss dat kwī sī´tō dat_).--He gives twice who
gives quickly.
=Bona fide= (_bō´nā fī´dē_).--In good faith.
=Brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio=--Horace (_brev´iss ess´e lab-or´ō
ob-sku´rus fīo_).--When I strive to be concise I become obscure.
=Brutum fulmen= (_Bru´tum ful´men_).--A harmless thunderbolt.
=C=
=Cacoethes loquendi= (_kak-o-ē´thēs lo-kwen´dī_).--An itch for speaking.
=Cacoethes scribendi= (_skrī-ben´dī_).--An itch for scribbling.
=Capias= (_kap´i-ass_).--You may take. A writ to authorize the seizure
of a defendant’s person (legal).
=Caput mortuum= (_kap´ut mor´tu-um_),--The dead head--_i.e._, the
worthless remains.
=Caret= (_care´et_).--It is wanting.
=Casus belli= (_kā´sus bell´ī_).--A cause for war.
=Caveat actor= (_kav´e-at ak´tor_).--Let the doer beware. Law term
signifying a notice to stay legal proceedings.
=Caveat emptor= (_emp´tor_).--Let the purchaser beware. Term used to
show that the vendor does not hold himself responsible for the condition
of the goods.
=Cetera desunt= (_sē´ter-a dē-sunt_).--The rest is wanting.
=Ceteris paribus= (_sē´ter-is pair´i-bus_).--Other things being equal.
=Circa=--c. (_sir´kā_).--About, towards (of time).
=Circulus in probando= (_sir´ku-lus in pro-ban´dō_).--A circle in the
proof; using the conclusion as one of the arguments.
=Cogito ergo sum= (_coj´i-tō er´gõ sum_).--I think, therefore I exist.
The famous dictum of Descartes, the philosopher.
=Commune bonum= (_com-mū´ne bō´num_).--A common good.
=Compos mentis= (_com´pos men´tiss_).--Of sane mind.
=Conscia mens recti= (_con´shi-a mens rek´tī_).--A mind conscious of
rectitude.
=Contra bonos mores= (_con´tra bō´nōs mor´ēz_).--Against good manners.
=Copia verborum= (_cō´pi-a ver-bor´um_).--Plenty of words.
=Coram nobis= (_cor´am nō´biss_).--In our presence; before us.
=Corpus delicti= (_cor´pus de-lik´tī_).--The body, _i. e._ substance, of
the offense.
=Crimine ab uno disce omnes= (_krī´min-e ab ū´nō dis´se om´nēz_).--From
one crime learn the nature of all.
=Cui bono?= (_kī bō´nō_).--For whose benefit is it?
=Cum grano salis= (_cum grā´nō sā´lis_).--With a grain of salt, _i. e._,
with some allowance.
=Cum privilegio= (_priv-i-le´ji-ō_).--By privilege.
=Curiosa felicitas= (_ku-ri-ō´sa fē-lī´si-tas_).--Felicity of
expression.
=D=
=Data= (_dā´ta_).--Things given or taken for granted.
=De auditu= (_dē aw-dī´tū_).--By hearsay.
=Deceptio visus= (_dē-sep´shi-ō vī´sūs_).--An optical illusion.
=De facto= (_dē fac´tō_).--In point of fact. A legal phrase used to
describe that which is fact as opposed to that which is legal.
=Dei gratia= (_Dē´ī grā´shi-ā_).--By the grace of God. A phrase used in
respect to a sovereign, in royal proclamations, and on coins of the
realm.
=Disjecta membra= (_dis-jek´ta mem´bra_).--Scattered remains.
=Divide et impera= (_dī´vi-dē et im´per-ā_).--Divide and govern.
=Docendo discimus= (_dō-sen´dō dis´si-mus_).--By teaching we learn.
=Dominus providebit= (_Dom´īn-us prō-vid-ē´bit_).--The Lord will
provide.
=Dramatis personæ= (_drä´ma-tiss per-sō´nē_).--Characters of a play.
=Dulce domum= (_dul´sē dō´mum_).--Sweetly homeward.
=Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori=--Horace (_dul´-se et de-kor´um
est pro pat´ri-ā mōr´ī_).--It is pleasant and befitting to die for one’s
country.
=Dum spiro, spero= (_dum spi´ro, sper´ō_).--While I breathe, I hope.
=Dum vivimus, vivamus= (_vī´vim-us, vī-vā´mus_).--While we live, let us
live--_i. e._, whilst we have life, let us enjoy it.
=Durante vita= (_du-ran´te vī´tā_).--During life.
=E=
=Ecce homo!= (_ek´se hom´o_).--Behold the man! A name given to
representations of the suffering Savior, because Pilate used those words
when Christ came forth wearing the crown of thorns and purple robe (St.
John xix. 5).
=Editio princeps= (_e-dish´io prin´seps_).--Original edition.
=Emeritus= (_ē-mer´itus_).--A soldier who has served his time, a
veteran: hence, one retired from active official duties, as an Emeritus
professor.
=E pluribus unum= (_ē plūr´i-bus ūnum_).--From many, one. Motto of
United States.
=Esse quam videri malim= (_es´se kwam vī-dē´rī mā-lim_).--I prefer to
be, rather than seem to be.
=Esto quod es= (_es-tō quod ēz_).--Be what thou art.
=Et cetera= (_et sē´ter-a_), &c., or etc. And so forth.
=E tenebris oritur lux= (_ē ten´e-brīs or´i-tur lux_).--Out of darkness
there arises light.
=Et sequentes= (_et se-kwen´tēs_).--And those that follow.
=Et sequentia= (_se-kwen´shia_)--_et seq._--And what follows.
=Et sic de ceteris= (_et sik dē sē´terīs_).--And so of the rest.
=Et tu, Brute= (_tū Brū´te_).--And thou also, Brutus! The words were
used by Cæsar when he discovered Brutus among the conspirators who
assassinated him in the senate-house, B. C. 44.
=Ex æquo= (_ē´kwo_).--In like manner, equally.
=Ex animo= (_an´imo_).--From the soul, heartily.
=Ex cathedra= (_kath´e-drā_).--From the chair--_i. e._, with authority.
The phrase originally referred to the decisions given by popes and
prelates in their pontifical character; it is now used in reference to
any decision given with the air of authority.
=Exceptio probat regulum= (_ex-sep´shio prō-bat reg´u-lum_).--The
exception proves the rule.
=Ex curia= (_kū´riā_).--Out of court. Originally every full Roman
citizen belonged to one of the thirty curiæ or divisions of the city,
and was entitled to vote on the laws submitted to his curia. The phrase
_ex curia_ was applied to those who had no right to vote in the curia.
It is now used to denote a person who has no _locus standi_ before any
tribunal.
=Ex delicto= (_dē-lik´tō_).--From the crime.
=Exempli gratia=--_e. g._ (_ex-em´plī grā´shia_).--By way of example.
=Exeunt= (_eks´e-unt_).--They go out. Used by the older playwrights to
indicate the departure of some of the performers from the stage.
=Exit= (_eks´it_).--He (or she) goes out.
=Exitus acta probat= (_ex´it-us ak´ta prō´bat_).--The event justifies
the deed. Motto of George Washington.
=Ex nihilo nihil fit= (_ex nī´hillo ni´hill fit_).--Out of nothing
nothing comes.
=Ex officio= (_of-fish´iō_).--By virtue of his office: _e. g._, the
president of a society is _ex officio_ a member of all committees of the
society.
=Ex parte= (_par´te_).--On one side only. A phrase indicating an
application, concerning a pending action, to a judge by one party in the
action in the absence of the other.
=Experientia docet sapientiam= (_ex-pe-ri-en´shia dō´set
sap-i-en´shi-am_).--Experience teaches wisdom.
=F=
=Faber est quisque fortunæ suæ=--Sallust (_fab´er est kwis´kwe for-tū´nē
sū´ē_).--Every man is the maker of his own fortune.
=Facile princeps= (_fas´il-e prin´seps_).--Easily the chief--_i. e._,
the admitted chief.
=Facilis descensus Averno=--Virgil (_fas´il-iss dē-sen´sus
av-er´nō_).--The descent to Avernus (or hell) is easy: the downward road
is an easy one. Avernus was a lake of Campania, near which was the cave
through which Æneas descended to the lower world.
=Fac simile= (_fak sim´il-e_).--Do the like. An exact copy.
=Factotum= (_fak-tō´tum_).--Do everything. A man of all work.
=Fecit= (_fē´sit_).--He did it. Generally affixed to the pedestal of a
statue by the sculptor who executed it.
=Felicitas habet multos amicos= (_fē´lī´si-tas hab´et mul´tōs
am-ī´kōs_).--Happiness has many friends: _i. e._, friends flock around
those who are prosperous.
=Feræ naturæ= (_fer´ē na-tū´rē_).--Of the nature of a wild beast.
=Festina lente= (_fes-tī´nā len´tē_).--Hasten slowly: _i. e._, do
nothing in a hurry.
=Fiat justitia, ruat cœlum= (_fī´at jus-tish´i-a rū´at sē´lum_).--Let
justice be done, even though the heavens should fall.
=Fiat lux= (_fi´at lux_).--Let there be light.
=Fides Punica= (_fī´dēs Pū´nik-a_).--Punic (_i. e._ Carthaginian) faith:
treachery. A proverbial expression among the Romans for faithlessness.
=Fidus Achates= (_fī´dus Akā´tēz_).--The faithful Achates: a true
friend. Achates was the distinguished companion of Æneas in his
wanderings after his flight from Troy.
=Fieri facias= (_fī´erī fas´i-ass_).--Cause it to be done. Usually
written _fi. fa._ The title of a writ of execution issued to give effect
to the judgment of a court of justice.
=Finem respice= (_fī´nem res´piss-e_).--Look to the end.
=Finis coronat opus= (_fī´nis korō´nat op´us_).--The end crowns the
work.
=Flagrante delicto= (_de-lik´tō_).--In the act of committing the crime:
_i. e._, in the very act.
=Fortes fortuna juvat= (_fōr´tēs fortū´na ju´vat_).--Fortune helps the
brave.
=Fortis cadere, cedere non potest= (_for´tiss kad´er-e sē´der-e non
pot´est_).--The brave may fall, but cannot yield.
=Fortiter et recte= (_for´tit-er et rek´tē_).--Courageously and
uprightly.
=Fortitudine et prudentia= (_forti-tu´din-e et prūden´shi-ā_).--By
fortitude and prudence.
=Fortuna favet fatuis= (_fortu´na fav´et fat´uīs_).--Fortune favors
idiots.
=Fortunæ filius= (_for-tu´nē fil´ius_).--A son of fortune--_i.e._, one
favored by fortune.
=Fortuna sequator= (_sekwā´tur_).--Let fortune follow.
=Frangas non flectes= (_fran´gas non flek´tēs_).--You may break, but you
shall not bend, me.
=Fronti nulla fides= (_fron´tī null´a fī´dēs_).--Do not judge by
appearances.
=Frustra laborat qui omnibus placere studet= (_frus´trā labōr´at kwī
om´nibus pla-sē´re stū´det_).--He labors in vain who studies to please
all.
=Fugit irreparabile tempus=--Virgil (_fū´jit ir-rep-ar-ā´-bil-e
tem´pus_).--Time, once gone, can never be regained.
=Furor arma ministrat=--Virgil (_fū´ror ar´ma min´is-trat_).--Rage
supplies them with arms.
=Furor loquendi= (_fu´ror lo-kwen´dī_).--A rage for speaking.
=Furor poeticus= (_po-ēt´ik-us_).--Poetical fire.
=Furor scribendi= (_skrī-ben´dī_).--A rage for writing.
=G=
=Gaudeamus= (_gawdeā´mus_).--Let us rejoice.
=Gloria in excelsis Deo= (_glor´i-a in ex-sel´sis dē´ō_).--Glory to God
in the highest. The opening words of the greater doxology sung in the
ancient Church; chiefly used in the Communion service and private
devotion.
=Gratis= (_grā´tiss_).--Free; for nothing.
=Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed semper cadendo= (_gut´ta kav´at
lap´id-em non vī sed sem´per ka-den´dō_).--The drop hollows the stone
not by force, but by constant falling.
=H=
=Haud passibus æquis=--Virgil (_hawd pass´i-bus ē´kwīs_).--With unequal
steps.
=Hic et ubique= (_hik et ubī´kwe_).--Here and everywhere. (“Here, there,
and everywhere.”)
=Hic jacet= (_hik ja´set_).--Here lies. An inscription frequently carved
on monuments dedicated to deceased persons.
=Hoc age= (_hok aj´e_).--Do this.
=Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto=--Terence (_hom´o sum humā´nī
nī´hil ā mē ali-ē´num pū´to_).--I am a man: I count nothing human
indifferent to me.
=Honesta mors turpi vita potior=--Tacitus (_hones´ta maws tur´pī vī´tā
pō´shior_).--An honorable death is preferable to a base life.
=Honor virtutis præmium= (_hon´or virtu´tiss prē´mium_).--Honor is the
reward of virtue (or valor).
=Humani generis decus= (_humā´nī jen´er-iss dek´us_).--The glory of the
human race. These words are inscribed on Sir Isaac Newton’s monument on
the rood-screen in Westminster Abbey.
=Humanum est errare= (_humā´num est errā´re_).--It is human to err. “To
err is human, to forgive, divine.”--Pope.
=I=
=Ibidem= (_ibī´dem_).--In the same place.
=Idem= (_ī´dem_).--The same.
=Id est= (_i. e._).--That is, that is to say.
=Ignis fatuus= (_ig´niss fat´u-us_).--A deceiving fire: a
Will-o’-the-wisp; an inflammable gas frequently seen over marshes, which
leads the traveler who pursues it into the bog.
=Ignorantia legis excusat neminem= (_ignoran´shia lē´jis excū´sat
nem´inem_).--Ignorance of the law excuses nobody.
=Imo pectore= (_ī´mo pek´tor-e_).--From the bottom of the heart.
=Impedimenta= (_im-pedi-men´ta_).--The baggage of an army; luggage in
traveling.
=Imperium in imperio= (_imper´ium in imper´io_).--One government within
another.
=Imprimatur= (_imprimā´tur_).--Let it be printed. The term is used to
signify the permission to print a book.
=Imprimis= (_im-prī´miss_).--In the first place, chiefly, especially.
=In æternum= (_in ēter´num_).--Forever.
=In articulo mortis= (_ar-tik´ulo mor´tis_).--At the point of death.
=In capite= (_kap´i-te_).--In chief.
=In cauda venenum= (_kaw´dā venē´num_).--There is poison in the tail.
The sting of the scorpion is at the tip of its tail.
=In cœlo quies= (_se´lo kwī´ēs_).--There is rest in heaven.
=In commendam= (_commen´dam_).--In recommendation.
=In curia= (_kū´ri-ā_).--In the court.
=Index expurgatorius= (_in´dex expurgator´ius_).--A list of prohibited
books. The term employed for the list of books which are allowed to be
read after revision by the papal authorities. The I. E. was commenced
by Pope Paul IV. (1555), and published by Pope Pius IV. (1559), after
organization by the Council of Trent (1545-1563). Press censorship
exists in Russia and some other nations.
=In esse= (_ess´e_).--In being.
=In extenso= (_exten´so_).--At full length.
=In extremis= (_extrē´miss_).--At the point of death.
=In flagrante delicto= (_flā-gran´te delik´ō_).--In the very act.
=In formâ pauperis= (_for´mā paw´per-iss_).--As a poor man. A law term
denoting the status of a person who, having just cause of action, has no
money to pay costs, counsel under these circumstances being appointed by
the court.
=In foro conscientiæ= (_for´ō con-shi-en´shi-ē_).--Before the tribunal
of conscience.
=Infra dignitatem= (_in´frā dignitā´tem_).--Beneath one’s dignity.
=In hoc signo vinces= (_in hoc sig´nō vin´sēs_).--Under this standard
(sign) thou shalt conquer. Motto of the Emperor Constantine, who first
used it on his standard (_labarum_) in the battle against Maxentius, A.
D. 312.
=In limine= (_lī-min-e_)--At the threshold.
=In loco parentis= (_lō´kō paren´tiss_).--In the place of a parent. A
law term denoting the guardian who takes charge of a child in the event
of the death or mental incapacity of its parents.
=In medias res= (_med´i-ass rēs_).--Into the midst of things, _e. g._,
to come to the point at once.
=In medio virtus= (_med´i-o vir´tus_).--Virtue lies in the mean.
=In memoriam= (_memor´i-am_).--To the memory of.
=In nomine= (_nom´i-ne_).--In the name of.
=In nubibus= (_nū´bi-bus_).--In the clouds.
=In nuce= (_nū´se_).--In a nutshell.
=In pace= (_pā´se_).--In peace.
=In perpetuum= (_per-pet´u-um_).--Forever.
=In posse= (_poss´e_).--Possible.
=In præsenti= (_prē-sen´tī_).--At present, now.
=In propria persona= (_prō´pri-ā persō´nā_).--In person. A law term
applied to a litigant who conducts his own case.
=In puris naturalibus= (_pūr´īs naturā´li-bus_).--Stark naked.
=In re= (_rē_).--In the matter of (legal).
=In rerum natura= (_rēr´um natū´rā_).--In the nature of things.
=In situ= (_sī´tū_).--In its original situation.
=In statu pupillari= (_stā´tū pupillār´ī_).--In the state of being a
ward (legal).
=In statu quo= (_kwō_).--In the state in which it was, we were, etc.
(legal).
=In tenebris= (_ten´e-brīs_).--In darkness.
=Inter alia= (_in´ter al´i-a_).--Among other things (legal).
=Inter nos= (_nōs_).--Between ourselves.
=Inter pocula= (_pō´ku-la_).--At one’s cups.
=Inter se= (_in´ter sē_).--Among themselves.
=In toto= (_tō´tō_).--In the whole; entirely.
=Intra muros= (_in´trā mū´rōs_).--Within the walls.
=In transitu= (_trans´i-tū_).--On the passage.
=In vacuo= (_vak´u-ō_).--In a space devoid of air.
=In vino veritas= (_vī´no ver´i-tas_).--There is truth in wine--_i. e._,
the truth comes out under its influence.
=Ipse dixit= (_ip´se dix´it_).--He himself said it: dogmatic assertion.
=Ipsissima verba= (_ipsīss´i-ma ver´ba_).--The very words.
=Ipso facto= (_ip´so fak´to_).--In the fact itself.
=Ipso jure= (_ip´so ju´re_).--By the law itself.
=Ira furor brevis est=--Horace (_ī´ra fū´ror brev´iss est_).--Anger is a
short madness.
=Ita lex scripta est= (_it´a lex scrip´ta est_).--Thus the law is
written.
=J=
=Jacta alea est= (_jak´ta ā´le-a_).--The die has been cast. Famous
phrase said to have been used by Julius Cæsar on crossing (49 B. C.) the
Rubicon, the sacred boundary of the domestic Roman Empire, by which act
he declared war against Pompey and the Senate.
=Jure divino= (_jū´re dīvī´no_).--By divine law.
=Jure humano= (_humā´no_).--By human law.
=Jus civile= (_jus sīvī´le_).--The civil law. The term commonly used to
describe the Roman law and the various modern systems based upon it, as
contrasted with the English common law.
=Jus divinum= (_dīvī´num_).--The divine law; the law which is right with
respect to things divine.
=Jus gentium= (_jen´shium_).--The law of nations; the law that all
nations esteemed to be equitable.
=L=
=Laborare est orare= (_laborār´e est orār´e_).--To labor is to pray (or
Work is worship).
=Labore et honore= (_labōr´e et honōr´e_).--By industry and honor.
=Labor ipse voluptas= (_lab´or ip´se vo-lup´tas_).--Labor itself a
pleasure.
=Labor omnia vincit= (_lab´or om´ni-a vin´sit_).--Labor conquers all
things.
=Lapsus calami= (_lap´sus cal´a-mi_).--A slip of the pen.
=Lapsus linguæ= (_lin´gwē_).--A slip of the tongue.
=Lapsus memoriæ= (_mem-ōr´i-ē_).--A slip of the memory.
=Lares et Penates= (_Lār-ēs et Penā´tēs_).--Household gods.
=Latet anguis in herba=--Virgil (_la´tet an´gwis in her´bā_).--A snake
is concealed in the grass.
=Laus Deo= (_laws Dē´o_).--Praise to God.
=Lex non scripta= (_skrip´ta_).--The unwritten law--_i. e._, the common
law.
=Lex scripta.=--The written law--_i. e._, the statute law.
=Lex talionis= (_tal-i-ō´niss_).--The law of retaliation.
=Lex terræ= (_ter´rē_).--The law of the land.
=Loco citato=--_loc. cit._ (_lok´ō sit-ā´tō_).--In the place quoted.
=Locus in quo= (_kwō_).--The place in which (legal).
=Locus sigilli= (_si-jill´ī_).--The place of the seal.
=Lusus naturæ= (_lū´sus natū´rē_).--A freak of nature.
=M=
=Magna est veritas, et prævalebit= (_mag´na est very´tass et
prē-val-ē´bit_).--Great is truth, and it will prevail.
=Magni nominis umbra= (_mag´nī nom´i-niss um´bra_).--The shadow of a
great name.
=Magnum bonum= (_mag´num bō´num_).--A great good.
=Magnum opus= (_op´us_).--A great work. The chief work of a
distinguished author is frequently so called.
=Mala fide= (_mā´lā fī´dē_).--In bad faith.
=Mandamus= (_mandā´mus_).--We command: a law writ.
=Manibus pedibusque=--Terence (_man´i-bus pedi-bus´kwe_).--With hands
and feet--_i. e._, with might and main.
=Materia medica= (_mā-ter´i-a med´ic-ca_).--Substances used in medicine.
=Mea culpa= (_mē´ā kul´pā_).--By my fault.
=Medio tutissimus ibis= (_med´i-o tū-tiss´imus ī´bis_).--The middle is
the safest course.
=Me judice= (_jū´di-se_).--I being judge; _i. e._, in my own opinion.
=Memento mori= (_me-men´tō mor´ī_).--Remember that you must die. Words
used at Egyptian banquets to remind the guests of their mortality.
=Memorabilia= (_memorabil´i-a_).--Things to be remembered. The name of a
work by Xenophon, the Athenian general, historian, and philosopher (_c._
445-359 B. C.).
=Mensa et thoro= (_men´sā et thor´ō_).--From bed and board.
=Mens conscia recti= (_mens con´shia rek´tī_).--A mind conscious of
rectitude.
=Mens sana in corpore sano= (_mens sā´na in kor´por-e sā´no_).--A sound
mind in a healthy body.
=Meo animo= (_mē´o an´im-o_).--In my opinion.
=Meo periculo= (_per-ī´kulo_).--At my own risk.
=Meum et tuum= (_mē´um et tū´um_).--Mine and thine.
=Mirabile dictu=--Virgil (_mī-rā´bil-e dik´tū_).--Wonderful to tell.
=Mirabile visu= (_vī´su_).--Wonderful to see.
=Mirabilia= (_mī-ra-bil´i-a_).--Wonderful things.
=Mittimus= (_mit´i-mus_).--We send. A writ by which a culprit is
committed to jail. A legal phrase for the writ transferring records from
one court to another.
=Modo et forma= (_mod´o et for´mā_).--In manner and form.
=Modus operandi= (_mod´us operan´dī_).--The manner of operation.
=More suo= (_su´o_).--In his own way.
=Mors janua vitæ= (_maws jan´u-a vī´tē_).--Death the gate of life.
=Mors omnibus communis= (_om´nibus kommū´nis_).--Death is common to all
of us.
=Mors ultima linea rerum est=--Horace (_ul´tim-a lī´ne-a rēr´um
est_).--Death is the boundary line of all things.
=Mos pro lege= (_mōs pro lē´je_).--Custom for law (a law phrase).
=Motu proprio= (_mō´tū prō´priō_).--Of his own accord.
=Multum in parvo= (_mul-tum in par´vō_).--Much in little.
=Mutatis mutandis= (_mu-tā´tis mu-tan´dis_).--Things being changed which
ought to be changed; _i. e._, with necessary changes.
=N=
=Necessitas non habet legem= (_necess´it-ass non hab´et
lē´jem_).--Necessity has no law.
=Ne fronti crede= (_nē front´tī krē´de_).--Trust not to appearances.
=Nem. con.=--abbreviation for =nemine contradicente= (_nem´in-e
contra-dī-sent´e_).--No one speaking in opposition: without opposition.
=Nem. dis.=--abbreviation for =nemine dissentiente=
(_dis-sen-shi-en´te_).--No one dissenting: without a dissenting voice.
=Ne plus ultra= (_nē plus ul´trā_).--No more beyond: _i. e._,
perfection.
=Ne quid nimis=--Terence (_nē kwid nim´iss_).--Not too much of anything;
_i. e._, shun extremes.
=Nescit vox missa reverti=--Horace (_nes´sit vox miss´a rever´tī_).--The
spoken word cannot be recalled.
=Ne sutor ultra crepidam=--Pliny (_sū´tor ul´tra crep´i-dam_).--Let the
cobbler stick to his last; _i. e._, let everyone attend to his own
business.
=Nihil ad rem= (_ni´hil ad rem_).--Nothing to the point.
=Nullum quod tetigit non ornavit= (_kwod tet´i-git non ornā´vit_).--He
touched nothing which he did not adorn. These Latin words form part of
Dr. Johnson’s epitaph on Oliver Goldsmith in Westminster Abbey.
=Nil conscire sibi=--Horace (_con-sī´re sib´ī_).--To be conscious of no
wrong.
=Nil desperandum.=--Never despair.
=Nisi Dominus frustra= (_ni´si dom´in-us frus´trā_).--Unless the Lord be
with us, we strive in vain. Motto of the City of Edinburgh.
=Nisi prius= (_ni´si prī´us_)--literally, Unless previously. A trial at
_Nisi Prius_ may be defined as a trial, before a judge and jury, of a
civil action that has been brought in one of the superior courts.
=Nolens volens= (_nō´lens vō´lens_).--Whether he will or not.
=Noli me tangere= (_nō´lī me tan´jer-e_).--Don’t touch me.
=Nolle prosequi= (_noll´e prō´sek-wī_).--To be unwilling to proceed
(legal term). An undertaking by a plaintiff that he will not proceed
with part or the whole of his suit.
=Non compos mentis= (_kom´poss men´tiss_).--Not sound in mind.
=Non constat= (_kon´stat_).--It does not appear.
=Non est inventus= (_inven´tus_).--He has not been found.
=Non licet= (_liss´et_).--It is not lawful.
=Non multa, sed multum= (_mul´ta sed mul´tum_).--Not many things, but
much.
=Non obstante= (_ob-stan´te_).--Notwithstanding.
=Non omnia possumus omnes=--Virgil (_om´ni-a poss´u-mus om´nēs_).--We
cannot, all of us, do all things.
=Non quo sed quomodo= (_kwō sed kwō´mod-ō_).--Not by whom, but in what
manner.
=Non sequitur= (_sek´wit-ur_).--It does not follow.
=Non sibi, sed patriæ= (_sib´i sed pat´ri-ē_).--Not for himself, but for
his country.
=Nosce teipsum= (_nos´se tē-ip´sum_).--Know thyself. The Latin form of
the Greek inscription over the portico of the Temple of Apollo at
Delphi.
=Noscitur ex sociis= (_noss´i-tur ex sō´si-īs_).--He is known by his
companions.
=Nota bene= (N. B.) (_nō´tā bē´nē_).--Mark well.
=Novus homo= (_nov´us hom´o_).--A new man--one who has raised himself
from obscurity. Term applied to men who in the days of the Roman
Republic and Empire rose to distinction but did not belong to an ancient
_gens_.
=Nulli secundus= (_null´ī se-kun´dus_).--Second to none.
=Nunc aut nunquam= (_nunk awt nun´kwam_).--Now or never.
=O=
=Obiit= (_ob´i-it_).--He (or she) died. An inscription on tombs,
indicating the fact of the death of the person interred.
=Obiter dictum= (_ob´it-er dik´tum_).--A thing said by the way,
incidentally; plural, =obiter dicta=.
=Odium theologicum= (_ō´di-um theo-loj´i-kum_).--Hatred among divines.
Theological controversy usually provoking great bitterness on the part
of the disputants.
=Omnia ad Dei gloriam= (_om´ni-a ad Dē´ī glor´i-am_).--All things to the
glory of God.
=Omnia bona bonis= (_om´ni-a bō´na bō´nīs_).--To the good all things are
good.
=Onus probandi= (_ō´nus pro-ban´dī_).--The burden of proving (legal).
=Optimates= (_op-ti-mā´tēs_).--Aristocrats. Literally, the best. In
ancient times the aristocracy was composed of men selected for their
superior vigor as the best in the tribe.
=Opum furiosa cupido=--Ovid (_op´um furi-ō´sa ku-pī´dō_).--The
ungovernable greed for wealth.
=Ora et labora= (_ōr´ā et lab-ōr´ā_).--Pray and work.
=Ora pro nobis= (_ōr´ā pro nō´bis_).--Pray for us. The words of the
refrain of the well-known hymn in the Roman Catholic mass.
=Ore rotundo= (_ōr´ē rō-tun´dō_).--With round, full voice.
=O tempora! O mores!=--Horace (_tem´por-a mor´ēz_).--O the times! O the
manners!
=Otium cum dignitate= (_ō´shi-um kum dig-ni-tā´te_).--Ease with dignity.
=Otium sine dignitate= (_sin´e_).--Ease without dignity.
=P=
=Pace tua= (_pā´se tū´ā_).--With your permission.
=Pacta conventa= (_pak´ta con-ben´ta_).--Terms agreed on.
=Pari passu= (_par´i pass´u_).--With equal pace; in equal proportion.
=Pariter pax bello=--Cornelius Nepos (_par´it-er pax bell´o_).--Peace is
produced by war: _i. e._ by a show of hostile preparations war is often
averted.
=Particeps criminis= (_par´ti-seps krī´min-iss_).--A sharer in the
guilt: an accomplice (legal).
=Passim= (_pas´sim_).--Everywhere.
=Pater noster= (_pat´er nos´ter_).--Our father. The two first words at
the commencement of the Lord’s Prayer.
=Pater patriæ= (_pat´er pat´ri-ē_).--The father of his country. The name
given to Cicero by the Roman Senate. The term was also applied to some
other distinguished Romans. In later times Andrea Dorea and George
Washington were thus distinguished.
=Patres conscripti= (_pat´rēz kon-skrip´tī_), _i. e._ =patres et
conscripti.=--Fathers and elect--the title of the assembled Senate.
=Patria cara, carior libertas= (_pat´ri-a cār´a cār´i-or
lib´er-tas_).--My country is dear, but liberty is dearer.
=Pax in bello= (_bell´o_).--Peace in war--_i. e._, a weak prosecution of
hostilities.
=Pax vobiscum= (_vo-bis´kum_).--Peace be with you.
=Peccavi= (_pek-kā´vī_).--I have sinned.
=Pendente lite= (_pen-den´te lī´te_).--While the lawsuit is pending
(legal).
=Peraget angusta ad augusta= (_per-ag´et an-gus´ta ad
aw-gus´ta_).--Through difficulties to grandeur.
=Per annum.=--By the year.
=Per centum.=--By the hundred.
=Per contra.=--Contrariwise.
=Per diem= (_dī´em_).--By the day.
=Per fas et nefas= (_fass et nef´ass_).--Through right and wrong.
=Per mare, per terras= (_mar´e ter´ras_).--By sea and by land: _i. e._,
everywhere.
=Permitte Divis cetera= (_per-mitt´e dī´vīs sē´ter-a_).--Leave the rest
to the gods.
=Per saltum= (_salt´um_).--By a leap. A legal phrase frequently used.
=Per se.=--By itself (legal).
=Perseverando= (_per-sev-er-an´dō_).--By perseverance.
=Petitio principii= (_pet-ī´shi-o prin-sip´i-i_).--A begging of the
question.
=Pinxit= (_pinks´it_).--He painted it; word placed in the corner of a
canvas after the signature of the artist.
=Plebs= (_pleb´s_).--Common people. The name given to the third and
lowest rank of the orders into which the Roman state was divided.
=Pleno jure= (_plē´no jū´re_).--With full authority.
=Pluries= (_plū´ri ēz_).--Often, frequently.
=Poeta nascitur, non fit=--Horace (_po-ē´ta nass´it-ur non fit_).--A
poet is born, not made.
=Pons asinorum= (_ass´in-or´um_).--The bridge of asses (applied to
Euclid i. 5).
=Posse comitatus= (_poss´e com-i-tā´tūs_).--The power of the county. A
legal phrase expressing the power of the county or citizens, who are
summoned to assist an officer, as the sheriff, in suppressing a riot or
executing any legal process.
=Post bellum auxilium= (_pōst bell´um awx-il´i-um_).--Help after the
war.
=Postea= (_post´e-ā_).--Afterwards.
=Post factum nullum consilium= (_fak´tum null´um con-sil´i-um_).--After
the deed is done there is no need for consultation.
=Post meridiem=--P. M. (_mer-ī´di-em_).--After mid-day.
=Post mortem.=--After death. Term applied to the examination of a body
to discover the cause of death.
=Post nubila Phœbus= (_nū´bil-a fē´bus_).--After clouds the sun shines.
Phœbus Apollo, “the radiant Apollo,” a god who personified the sun.
=Post obitum= (_ob´it-um_).--After death. An undertaking given to a
usurer to repay a loan on the death of a relative, from whom money is
expected, is called a _post obit._
=Post tenebras lux= (_ten´e-bras_).--After darkness comes light.
=Postulata= (_post-u-lā´ta_).--Things demanded.
=Prima facie= (_prī´mā fā´si-ē_).--On the first view or appearance. A
legal term frequently employed to denote that on the evidence already
given there is a good case for further investigation.
=Primum mobile= (_prī´mum mō´bil-e_).--The source of motion: the
mainspring.
=Primus inter omnes= (_prī´mus in´ter om´nēs_).--The first among all.
=Primus inter pares= (_par´ēs_).--The first among his equals or peers:
_e. g._, an archbishop among bishops.
=Principia, non homines= (_prin-sip´i-a non hom´in-ēs_).--Principles,
not men.
=Principiis obsta= (_prin-sip´i-īs ob´sta_).--Withstand the beginnings
(_i. e._ of evil).
=Pro aris et focis= (_ar´is et fō´sīs_).--For our altars and our
hearths.
=Pro bono publico= (_prō bōnō pub´li-kō_).--For the public good.
=Pro et con.=--For and against.
=Profanum vulgus=--Horace (_pro-fā´num vul´gus_).--The common herd.
=Pro forma= (_for´mā_).--For the sake of form.
=Pro hac vice= (_hak vi´se_).--For this time.
=Pro patria= (_pat´ri-ā_).--For our country.
=Pro rata= (_rā´ta_).--Proportionally.
=Pro rege, lege, et grege= (_rē´je lē´je et grej´e_).--For the king, the
law, and the people.
=Pro re nata= (_rē na´tā_).--Under the present circumstances, as matters
are.
=Pro salute animæ= (_sal-ū´te an´im-ē_).--For the welfare of the soul.
=Pro tanto= (_tan´to_).--As far as it goes.
=Pro tempore=--_pro. tem._ (_tem´por-e_).--For the time being.
=Punica fides= (_pū´nik-a fīdēs_).--Punic (or Carthaginian) faith, _i.
e._ treachery.
=Q=
=Quantum= (_kwan´tum_).--As much, so much.
=Quantum sufficit= (_kwan´tum suf-fī´sit_).--As much as is sufficient. A
term frequently used in medical prescriptions, as Q. S.
=Quasi= (_kwā´si_).--As if, just as, as it were.
=Quid nunc?= (_kwid nunk_).--What now? What news? Also applied as a name
to a person who is always seeking to satisfy his curiosity as to current
news.
=Quid pro quo= (_kwid prō kwō_).--One thing for another.
=Quoad hoc= (_kwō´ad hok_).--To this extent.
=Quo animo?= (_kwō an´im-ō_).--With what purpose or intention?
=Quod erat demonstrandum=--Q. E. D. (_kwod er´at
dem-on-stran´dum_).--Which was to be proved. A term used in geometry at
the end of propositions, to indicate that the theorem is proved.
=Quod erat faciendum=--Q. E. F. (_fas-i-en´dum_).--Which was to be done.
A term used in geometry at the end of problems, to show that they have
been solved.
=Quod scripsi, scripsi= (_skrip´sī_).--What I have written, I have
written. Words used by Pilate when he refused to alter the inscription
he had written over the crucified Savior.
=Quod vide=--_q. v._ (_vī´de_).--Which see.
=Quo jure= (_kwō jū´re_).--By what right.
=Quomodo= (_kwō-mod-o_).--In what manner, how.
=Quondam= (_kwon´dam_).--At one time, once, formerly.
=Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat= (_kwōs dē´us vult per´der-e,
prī´us dē-men´tat_).--Those whom God has a mind to destroy, He first
deprives of their senses.
=R=
=Rara avis in terris, nigroque simillima cygno=--Ovid (_rār´a av´iss in
ter´rīs nī-grō´kwe sim-ill´im-a sig´no_).--A rare bird on the earth, and
very like a black swan: _i. e._, a prodigy. This species being almost
entirely unknown in the time of the Romans.
=Recipe= (_res´ip-e_).--Receive.
=Recte et suaviter= (_rek´tē et swa´vit-er_).--Justly and pleasantly.
=Redeunt Saturnia regna= (_red´e-unt sat-ur´ni-a reg´na_).--The age of
Saturn (_i. e._ the golden age) returns.
=Reductio ad absurdum= (_re-duk´shi-o ad ab-surd´um_).--A reducing a
position to an absurdity.
=Rem acu tetigisti= (_rem ak´ū teti-gist´ī_).--You have hit the nail on
the head (_lit._ touched the matter with a needle-point).
=Requiescat in pace=--R. I. P. (_rek-wi-ess´kat in pā´se_).--May he (or
she) rest in peace. Symbol used on monuments, expressing a prayer for
the repose of the soul.
=Res gestæ= (_rēs jest´ē_).--Exploits.
=Res judicata= (_jūdi-ka´ta_).--A case or suit already decided.
=Respice finem= (_res´-piss-e fī´nem_).--Look to the end.
=Respublica= (_rēs-pub´lik-a_).--The common weal; the commonwealth. Name
applied to the Roman state prior to the time of the Empire.
=Resurgam= (_re-sur´gam_).--I shall rise again. Frequently inscribed on
memorials to the dead.
=Ride si sapis= (_rī´de sī sap´iss_).--Laugh if you are wise; _i. e._,
the wise cultivate a cheerful habit of mind.
=Ruat cœlum= (_rū´at sē´lum_).--Let the heavens fall.
=Rus in urbe= (_russ in ur´be_).--The country in town.
=S=
=Sal atticum= (_sal at´tik-um_).--Attic salt--_i. e._, wit. Salt was
used both by the Greeks and Romans as the common term for wit; Attic
(_i. e._ Athenian) wit being especially delicate and elegant.
=Salus populi suprema est lex= (_sal´us pop´u-li su-prē´ma est
lex_).--The welfare of the people is the supreme law.
=Salve= (_sal´vē_).--How are you? I hope you are well. A form of
familiar salutation among the Romans.
=Salvo jure= (_sal´vō jū´re_).--Saving the right.
=Sanctum sanctorum= (_sank´tum sank-tor´um_).--The holy of holies. In
ecclesiastical law the chancel of a church is so called; also frequently
applied to a private room or study.
=Sartor resartus= (_sar´tor re-sar´tus_).--The tailor patched. The title
of Carlyle’s well-known work.
=Satis superque= (_sat´iss su-per´kwe_).--Enough and more than enough.
=Satis verborum= (_ver-bor´um_).--Enough of words.
=Secundum artem= (_sek-un´dum ar´tem_).--According to rule.
=Secundum naturam= (_na-tūr´am_).--According to nature.
=Semper avarus eget=--Horace (_sem´per av-ār´us ej´et_).--The covetous
man is ever in want.
=Semper felix= (_fē´lix_).--Always happy.
=Semper fidelis= (_fid-ē´liss_).--Always faithful.
=Semper idem= (_ī´dem_).--Always the same. (This is the masculine form;
the feminine form is _e´a-dem_, and the neuter _id´em_--all three
singular.)
=Semper paratus= (_par-a´tus_).--Always ready.
=Senatus populusque Romanus=--S. P. Q. R. (_sen-ā´tus popu-lus´kwe
Ro-mā´nus_).--The senate and the Roman people.
=Seniores priores= (_sen-i-or´ēz pri-or´ēz_).--Elders first. Elderly
persons being accorded in ancient times special reverence. Cicero
(106-43 B. C.) wrote a work, _De Senectute_, in praise of old age.
=Seriatim= (_ser-i-ā´tim_).--In a series.
=Servabo fidem= (_ser-vā´bō fid´em_).--I will keep faith.
=Sic= (_sik_).--Thus: so. Generally used ironically to call attention to
a literary error.
=Sic itur ad astra=--Virgil (_sik it´ur ad ass´tra_).--Such is the way
to immortality (_lit._, to the stars).
=Sic passim= (_pas´sim_).--So everywhere.
=Sic transit gloria mundi= (_sik trans´it glor´i-a mun´dī_).--Thus
passes away earthly glory. Words said to have been used at the
inauguration of the early Popes.
=Sic vos non vobis=--Virgil (_sik vōs non vō´biss_).--Thus you toil, but
not for yourselves. The poet here refers to bees, who make honey, but
not for their own use.
=Similia similibus curantur= (_sim-il´i-a sim-il´i-bus
ku-ran´tur_).--Like things are cured by like. Motto of homœopathic
school of medicine.
=Sine die= (_sin´e dī´ē_).--Without a day being appointed: indefinitely.
=Sine invidia= (_in-vid´i-ā_).--Without envy.
=Sine odio= (_ō´di-ō_).--Without hatred.
=Sine qua non= (_sin´e kwā non_).--An indispensable condition.
=Siste, viator= (_sis´te vi-ā´tor_).--Stop, traveler.
=Si vis pacem, para bellum= (_sī viss pā´sem par´ā bell´um_).--If you
wish for peace, prepare for war.
=Sola nobilitas virtus= (_sō´la no-bil´itas vir´tus_).--Virtue alone is
true nobility.
=Sola virtus invicta= (_sō´la vir´tus in-vik´ta_).--Virtue alone is
invincible.
=Spectemur agendo= (_spek-tē´mur a-jen´dō_).--Let us be tried by our
actions.
=Spes mea in Deo= (_spēs mē´a in Dē´o_).--My hope is in God.
=Spes tutissima cœlis= (_spēs tu-tiss´im-a sē´līs_).--The safest hope is
in heaven.
=Sponte sua= (_spon´te su´ā_).--Of one’s own accord.
=Stat magni nominis umbra=--Lucan (_stat mag´nī nom´in-iss um´bra_).--He
stands the shadow of a mighty name.
=Status quo= (_stā´tus kwō_).--The state in which. A legal term
indicating the position in which a case stood before certain action was
taken in it.
=Status quo ante bellum= (_an´te bell´um_).--The state in which both
parties were before the war.
=Stet.=--Let it stand--_i. e._, remain as it was.
=Sua cuique voluptas= (_sū´a ku-ī´kwe vol-up´tas_).--Every man has his
own pleasures.
=Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re= (_su-ā´vit-er in mod´o for´ti-ter in
rē_).--Gentle in the manner, but vigorous in the deed.
=Sub judice= (_jū´diss-e_).--Under consideration. A legal phrase used to
indicate that a case is still under consideration, during which time it
is held to be contempt of court to comment upon the case in the public
press or elsewhere.
=Sub pœna= (_pē´nā_).--Under a penalty.
=Sub rosa= (_rō´sā_).--Under the rose: privately. The rose in ancient
times was the emblem of silence, and was used in decorations to show
that anything said during the entertainment was not to be divulged.
Cupid presented Harpocrates (the god of Silence) with a rose, not to
betray the amours of Venus.
=Sub silentio= (_sil-en´shi-o_).--In silence.
=Sufficit= (_suf-fī´sit_).--It is enough.
=Sui generis= (_sū´ī jen´er-iss_).--Of its own kind; _i. e._, not
referable to any particular class.
=Summum bonum= (_sum´mum bō´num_).--The chief good.
=Suo marte= (_sū´o mar´te_).--By one’s own exertions, without the
assistance of others.
=Suppressio veri= (_sup-press´i-o vēr´ī_).--Suppression of the truth.
=Suum cuique= (_su´um ku-ī´kwe_).--Let every man have his own.
=T=
=Tabula rasa= (_tab´u-la rā´sa_).--A smooth or blank tablet. From the
waxen tablets on which the ancients wrote with a sharp instrument called
a _stilus_ or style, and with the broad upper end of which writing was
erased.
=Tanto melior!= (_tan´tō mel´i-or_).--So much the better! well done!
excellent!
=Telum imbelle sine ictu=--Virgil (_tē´lum im-bell´e sin´e ik´tū_).--A
feeble weapon, thrown without effect.
=Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis= (_tem´-por-a mū-tan´tur et
nōs mū-tā´mur in ill´īs_).--The times are changed, and we with them.
=Tempus fugit= (_fū´jit_).--Time flies. A Latin inscription frequently
seen upon sun-dials and old church clocks.
=Tempus omnia revelat= (_om´nia re-vē´lat_).--Time unveils all things.
=Terra firma= (_ter´ra firm´a_).--Solid earth; a safe footing.
=Terra incognita= (_ter´ra in-kog´nit-a_).--An unknown country.
=Tertium quid= (_ter´shi-um kwid_).--A third something. A logical term.
=Toga virilis= (_tog´a vir-ī liss_).--The garb of manhood, assumed by
Roman youth in their sixteenth year with considerable ceremony, usually
at the feasts of Bacchus in March.
=Totidem verbis= (_tot´id-em ver´bis_).--In just so many words.
=Toto cœlo= (_tō´tō sē´lō_).--By the whole heavens: diametrically
opposite.
=Tria juncta in uno= (_trī´a junk´ta in ū´no_).--Three joined in one.
=Troja fuit= (_Trō´ja fū´it_).--Troy was--_i. e._, exists no longer.
Refers to the destruction of Troy by the Greeks (1184 B. C.).
=Tu quoque, Brute!= (_tū kwō´kwe Brū´tē_).--And thou too, Brutus! When
Brutus, the friend and favorite of Julius Cæsar, struck the latter at
his assassination, he uttered the words _Tu quoque, Brute!_ pulled his
toga over his face, and sank, pierced with wounds, at the foot of
Pompey’s statue.
=U=
=Ubique= (_ub-ī´kwe_).--Everywhere.
=Ubi supra= (_ub´i su´prā_).--Where above mentioned.
=Ultima ratio regum= (_ul´tim-a rā´shi-o rē´jum)_.--The last argument of
kings. Louis XIV. placed this inscription on his great guns.
=Ultima Thule= (_ul´tim-a Thū´lē_).--The utmost boundary or limit.
_Thule_ was an island regarded by the ancients as the most northerly
point in the whole earth, and variously supposed to have been Iceland
and one of the Shetland group.
=Ultimus Romanorum= (_ul´tim-us Ro-man-or´um_).--The last of the Romans.
=Ultra vires= (_ul´trā vī´rēs_).--Beyond one’s powers; beyond the rights
possessed (legal).
=Uno animo= (_ū´no an´im-o_).--Of the same opinion.
=Usque ad nauseam= (_us´kwe ad naw´se-am_).--To utter disgust.
=Ut infra= (_in´frā_).--As below.
=Ut supra= (_su´prā_).--As above.
=V=
=Vade mecum= (_vā´de mē´cum_).--Go with me: a constant companion. Title
given to medical and other handbooks for convenient reference.
=Vale= (_valē´_), or =Valeas= (_val´e-ass_).--Farewell, adieu. The usual
parting salutation of the Romans.
=Valeat quantum valere potest= (_val´e-at kwant´um val-ēr´e
pot´est_).--Let it pass for what it is worth.
=Valete, ac plaudite= (_val-ē´te ak plaud´it-e_).--Farewell, and clap.
(The concluding words of a Latin comedy.)
=Vanitas vanitatum= (_van´it-ass van-it-ā´tum_).--Vanity of vanities.
=Variæ lectiones= (_var´i-ē lek-shi-ō´nēs_).--Various readings.
=Variorum notæ= (_var-i-or´um nō´tē_).--The notes of various authors.
=Varium et mutabile semper femina=--Virgil (_var´i-um et mū-tā´bil-e
sem´per fē´min-a_).--A woman is ever changeable and capricious.
=Velis remisque= (_vē´līs rē-mīs´kwe_).--With sails and oars--_i. e._,
with tooth and nail, with might and main.
=Veni, vidi, vici= (_vē´nī, vī´dī, vī´sī_).--I came, I saw, I conquered.
By these three words--so easy was the victory--Julius Cæsar informed the
Senate of his having defeated Pharnaces near Zela, 47 B.C.
=Ventis secundis= (_ven´tīs se-kun´dīs_).--With favorable winds.
=Verbatim et literatim= (_ver-bā´tim et lit-er-ā´tim_).--Word for word
and letter for letter.
=Verba volant, scripta manent= (_ver´ba vol´ant, scrip´ta
man´ent_).--Words fly, writings remain.
=Verbum sat sapienti= (_ver´bum sat sap-i-en´tī_).--A word is enough to
a wise man.
=Veritas odium parit=--Terence. Truth procures hatred.
=Veritas vincit= (_very´tass vin´sit_).--Truth conquers.
=Versus= (_ver´sus_).--Against. A legal term.
=Vestigia= (_ves-tī´ji-a_).--Tracks; traces.
=Vestigia nulla retrorsum= (_ves-tī´ji-a null´a ret-ror´sum_).--No steps
backward.
=Vetera extollimus, recentium incuriosi=--Tacitus (_vet´er-a
ex-toll´im-us re-sen´shi-um in-ku-ri-ō´sī_).--We exalt the deeds of old,
being indifferent to those of recent times.
=Vexata quæstio= (_vex-ā´ta kwēs´ti-o_).--A much-debated question.
=Via= (_vī´ā_).--By way of.
=Via media= (_vī´a med´i-a_).--A middle course.
=Vice= (_vi´se_).--In the place of.
=Vice versa= (_vi´se ver´sā_).--The terms being exchanged.
=Vide= (_vī´dē_)--See.
=Vide et crede= (_vī´de et krē´de_).--See and believe.
=Vide ut supra= (_vī´de ut sū´prā_).--See as above; see the preceding
statement.
=Videlicet=--_viz._ (_vid-ē´liss-et_).--To wit; namely.
=Vi et armis= (_vī et ar´mīs_).--By force and arms--_i.e._, by main
force.
=Vincit amor patriæ= (_vin´sit am´or pat´ri-ē_).--The love of our
country prevails.
=Vincit omnia veritas= (_vin´sit óm´ni-a very´tass_).--Truth conquers
all things.
=Vincit veritas= (_vin´sit very’tass_).--Truth conquers.
=Vinculum matrimonii= (_vin’ku-lum mā-tri-mō´ni-i_).--The bond of
marriage.
=Vindex injuriæ= (_vin’dex in-jū´ri-ē_).--An avenger of injury.
=Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur= (_vir sap´it kwī paw´sa
lok´-wit-ur_).--He is a wise man who says but little.
=Virtus est vitium fugere=--Horace (_vir´tus est vish´i-um
fū´jer-e_).--It is virtue to avoid vice.
=Virtuti nihil obstat et armis= (_vir-tū´tī ni´hil ob´stat et
ar´mīs_).--Nothing can resist valor and arms.
=Virtuti non armis fido= (_vir-tū´tī non ar´mīs fī´dō_).--I trust to
virtue, and not to arms.
=Virtutis amor= (_vir-tū´tiss am´or_).--The love of virtue.
=Vis inertiæ= (_viss in-er´shi-ē_).--The power of inertia: passive
resistance.
=Vivat regina!= (_vī´vat rē-jī´na_).--Long live the Queen! The phrase
formerly used at the conclusion of royal proclamations.
=Vivat rex!= (_vī´vat rex_).--Long live the King!
=Viva voce= (_vī´vā vō´se_).--By the living voice: by oral testimony.
That portion of an examination in which the candidate is tested as to
his knowledge of the subject by an examiner who personally interrogates
him.
=Vivida vis animi= (_vī´vid-a viss an´im-ī_).--The vigorous strength of
intellect: the lively vigor of genius.
=Vivit post funera virtus= (_vi´vit post fū´ner-a vir´tus_).--Virtue
survives the grave.
=Vox et præterea nihil= (_vox et prē-ter´e-ā ni´hil_).--A voice and
nothing more.
=Vox populi, vox Dei= (_pop´u-lī, Dē´ī_).--The voice of the people is
the voice of God. Quoted as a proverb by William of Malmesbury, author
of “De Gestis Regum Anglorum,” twelfth century.
=Vulgo= (_vul´gō_).--Generally, commonly.
=Vultus est index animi= (_vul´tus est in´dex an´im-ī_).--The
countenance is the index of the mind.