LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. 



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Flat lux. Let there be light. 



/'/.', ///;/( itnnin. Bv faith, not by arms. 



/'/r/., n i </ riih-idc. Trust, but see whom. 



/'ii/r-fi it iiifititia. Fidelity and justice. 



/'itl it* .t'chatcs. Faithful Achates (that is, a true friend). 



Firr i facias. Cause it to be done (a kind of writ). 



Fit his nuttius. A sou of nobody. 



Fille-de-chambre.A chambermaid. 



Finale. To close or end. 



Finem respice.Look to the end. 



Finis. The end. 



Finis coronet opus. The end crowns the work. 



Flagrante bcllo. While the war is raging. 



Flaffrante <l<lict/>. In the commission of the crime. 



l-'/it/icur. A lounger. 



Flecti, nonfrangi. To be bent, not to be broken. 



Fleur-de-lis. The flower of the lily (pi. fleurs-de-lis j. 



Forte. \n music, a direction to sing or play with force 



or spirit. 



Fortes fortunajuvat. Fortune assists the brave. 

 Fortissimo. -'Very loud. 

 Fort it cr 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. We has taken to flight. 

 /'//// Ilium. Troy has been. 

 Functus offlcio. Out of office. 

 Furore. Excitement. 



GaieU de cceur.Gnyety of heart. 



Galilee. In French. 



Gardes bien.Tsi'ke good care. 



Gardez lafoi. Keep the faith. 



Gaucherie. Awkwardness. 



Gaudeamus if/itur.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.lTtlt&ble tribe of poets. 



Gloria in excel sis. 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, etc.). 

 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. 



Habitue. A frequenter. 



Hcec oliin meminlsse juvabit.lt will be pleasant here- 

 after to remember these things. 



Haricot. A kind of ragout; a kidney-bean. 



Haudpassibus ceqiiis. Not with equal steps. ( Wrongly 

 quoted : see Non, etc.) 



Haut (/nut. High flavor. 



j'fdiih'' HI-. Haughtiness. 



/Ifiliio librorum.A. bookworm. 



Hie et ubiquc.Here, there, and everywhere. 



I/it- jacet. Here lies. 



Hi nc ill"-- linTi/iiKn. Hence proceed these tears. 



ll<,<- <tye.l)o this ; attend to what you are doing. 



Homme d'i'sprit.A. man of talent, or of wit. 



Homo multaruin liter arum. A. man of much learning. 



Honi soit qui mal y pense.Evil be to him that evil 

 thinks. 



Ilnnores mutant mores. Honors change men's man- 

 ners. 



Horafwfit.Tae hour or time flies. 



Horreseo 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. 



Hotel-Dicu. The chief hospital in French cities. 



Humanuin est errare. It is human to err. 



Hunc tu caveto. Beware of him. . 



Ibidem, contracted ibid, or id. In the same place. 



Ich dien.l 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 flt man. 

 Ignoramus. We are ignorant. 

 Ignorantia legis neminem excusat.-Ignora.uce of the 



law excuses no one. 



lale diable au corps. The devil is in him. 

 mitatores, servum pecus. Imitators, a servile herd. 

 mperium inimpeno. One government existing within 



another. 



mpransus. One who has not dined. 

 mprimatur. Let it be printed. 

 mprim is. In the first place. 

 mpromptu. A prompt remark without study. 

 n articulo mortis. At the point of death. 

 In capite.ln the head. 

 In caelo 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 curia. In the court. 

 In duplo. Twice as much. 

 In equilibria. Equally balanced. 

 In esse. In being. 

 In extenso.At full length. 

 In extremis. At the point of death. 

 Informs, pauperis. As a pauper. 



Inforo conscientice. 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. 

 Inposterum.For the time to come. 

 Inprop_ri& persona. 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, Lo.rd, 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 vacua. In empty space, or in a vacuum. 

 In vino veritas. Tliere is truth in wine. 

 Incognito. Disguised, unknown. 

 Index expurffatorius. A list of prohibited books. 

 Infra dignitatem. Beneath one's dignity. 

 Innuendo. Covert meaning; indirect hint. 

 Inops consilU. Without counsel. 

 Insouciance. Carelessness ; indifference. 

 Instdr 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. 



Inteiinos. Between ourselves. 

 Inter se. Among themselves. 



Ipse dixit. He himself said it ; dogmatic assertion. 

 fpsissima verba. The very words. 

 fpsofacto.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 estalea.The die is cast. , 



Jamais arri&re. 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 labors. 



Jure divino. By divine law. 



Jure gentium. By the law of nations. 



Jure humano.Ry human law. 



Jus civile. Civil law. 



Jus gladii. Right of the sword. 



Juste milieu. The golden mean ; a just medium. 



Justitice soror fides. Faith is the sister of justice. 



La critique est aisee, et Tart est difficile. Criticism is 



easy, and art is difficult. 



Labor ipse voluptas. Labor itself is pleasure. 

 Labor omnia rincit. Labor conquers all things. 

 Laisscz-nousfaire.Let us alone. 



Lapsus calami. A. slip of the pen : an error in writing. 

 Lapsus lingucv. A slip of the tongue. 

 Lapsus metnorice.A. slip of memory. 



