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A Roman maxim adopted by Roman Dictator Julius Caesar, King Louis XI of France and the Italian political author Niccolò Machiavelli. dixi: I have spoken: A popular, eloquent expression, usually used in the end of a speech. The implied meaning is that the speaker has said all that had to be said and thus the argument is completed.
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Eboracum was the Roman name for York and this phrase is used in some Georgian and Victorian books on the genealogy of prominent Yorkshire families. in Christi lumine pro mundi vita: in the light of Christ for the life on the world: Motto of Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. incurvatus in se: turned/curved inward on oneself in Deo speramus
Said of an expression or term that describes something which existed before the phrase itself was introduced or became common. Example: Alan Turing was a computer scientist ante litteram, since the field of "computer science" was not yet recognized in Turing's day. ante meridiem (a.m.) before midday: From midnight to noon; confer post meridiem ...
In Roman law, a father had enormous power over his children, wife, and slaves, though these rights dwindled over time. Derived from the phrase pater familias, an Old Latin expression preserving the archaic -as ending for the genitive case. Pater Omnipotens: Father Almighty: A more direct translation would be "omnipotent father". Pater Patriae
The official name of the Roman Republic. "SPQR" was carried on battle standards by the Roman legions. In addition to being an ancient Roman motto, it remains the motto of the modern city of Rome. sensu lato: with the broad, or general, meaning: Less literally, "in the wide sense". sensu stricto cf. stricto sensu "with the tight meaning"
Satire X of the Roman poet Juvenal ; motto of many sporting clubs, military and educational institutions metri causa: for the sake of the metre: Excusing flaws in poetry "for the sake of the metre" Miles Gloriosus: Glorious Soldier: Or "Boastful Soldier". Miles Gloriosus is the title of a play of Plautus. A stock character in comedy, the ...
In Roman and civil law, a forced share in an estate; the portion of the decedent's estate from which the immediate family cannot be disinherited. From the French héritier legitime (rightful heir). levavi oculos: I will lift my eyes: Motto of Hollins University and Keswick School, derived from Psalm 121 (Levavi oculos meos in montes). lex artis