LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. 



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Nulla nuova, bonct niinva. The best news is no news 



Jfulliusfilius.The son of nobody. 



Nunc out nunquam.No-w or never. 



Otempora .' 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 pnnnptis. Resist the first beginnings. 



Odi prof a num. I loathe the profane. 



Odium theologicum.The hatred of theologians. 



One! jam satis. O\\, there is now enough. 



Ollapodritla.An incongruous mixture. 



Omne ignotum pro magnifico. Whatever is unkiiowi 



is thought to be magnificent. 

 Omnes. All. 



Omnia bona bonis.A\\ things are good with the good 

 Omnia vincit amor. Love conquers all things. 

 On-dit. A rumor; allying report. 

 Onus. Burden. 

 Onusprobandi. The responsibility of producing proof 

 Ope el consilio. With assistance and counsel. 

 Ora et labora. Pray and work. 

 Orator fit, poeta nascitttr. The orator is made by edu 



cation, but a poet must be born. 

 Ore rotundo. With full sounding voice. 

 Otium cum dignitate. Dignified leisure. 

 Outre. Preposterous ; eccentric. 

 Oyer and Terminer.A criminal court. 



Pallida mors. Pale death. 



Par excellence. By way of eminence. 



Par nobilefratrum. A noble pair of brothers; two iust 



alike. 



Paripassu. With equal step ; in the same degree. 

 Parole d'honneur. Word of honor. 

 Pars pro toto.Part for the whole. 

 Particeps criminis. An accomplice. 



Parturiunt monies, nascetur ridiculus mus. The moun- 

 tains are in labor ; a ridiculous mouse will be brought 

 forth. 



Parva componere ma.gnis.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 patrice. Father of his country. 



Patois. A provincial dialect. 



Pax in betto. Peace in war. 



Peccavi.l 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.'Ry the day. 



Per fas et nefas. Through right and wrong. 



Persaltum. With a leap; at once. 



Per se. By itself ; alone. 



Perdu. Lost. 



Pi-re de famille.The father of a family. 



-Pem. Small; little. 



Petitio principii. A begging of the question. 



Petit*maltre. A fop. 



Pen & pew. Gradually ; a little by little. 



Pinxit. Painted it ; placed after the artist's name on a 

 picture. 



Piii. 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, nonfit. A poet is born, not made. 



Point d'appui. Point of support; prop. 



Poisson tPAvril. April fool. 



Populus vu/t dccipi. People like to be deceived. 



Posse comitatfis. The power of the county. 



Postea. Afterward; indorsement of the verdict upon 

 the record. 



Post mortem. After death. 



Postulata. Things assumed. 



Prcecognita. Things previously known. 



Prcemonitus praimunitus. Forewarned, forearmed. 



Preux chevalier. A brave knight. 



Primdfacie.Oa. the first view. 



Primum mobile. Theiirimnry motive, or moving power 

 1'rnn </s uitri- ,,,<*. chief among equals. 

 Prtnctpta, iion haw hies. Principles, not men. 

 Prtncfeila i,/,/ ft.- Resist the first innovations. 

 / i-n firm e^/oou. For our altars and our hearths 

 Pro bom, /,,//,/!<.- For the public good. 

 Pro et con (for contra). For and against. 

 Pro/or ma. For form's sake; according to form. 



Pro hac vice. For this turn or occasion. 



Pro loco et tempore.Vot the place and time. 



Pro patria.Yor our country. 



Pro raid. In proportion. 



Pro re natd.PoT a special emergency. 



Pro tanto.For so much. 



Pro tempore.Fo-r the time being. 



Probatum ext.lt has been tried and proved. 



/ races-verbal. A written statement. 



Prochein ami. The next friend. 



Procul, O procul este, profani .'Far, far hence. O ve 



profane ! 



Pronunciamento.A public declaration. 

 Propaganda fide. For extending the faith. 

 Protege. A person taken charge of, or patronized ; a 



ward, etc. 



Prudensfuturi. Thoughtful of the future. 

 Pugnis et calcibus.'With fists and heels ; with all the 



might. 

 Punica fides. Punic faith; treachery. 



Qiicere. Query; inquiry. 



Quamdiu se bene gesserit.So long as he shall conduct 



himself properly. 

 "uantum. The due proportion. 

 uantum libet. As much as you please. 

 uantum meruit As much as he deserved. 

 uantum sufficit.A sufficient quantity; enough. 

 uare clausum fregit.An action for "damages to real 



estate. 



uare impedit.'Why he hinders. 

 uasi dicas.As if you should say. 

 uelque chose. A trifle. 



\ii capit, ille facit.Jte who takes it makes it. 

 'ripense ? Who thinks ? 



'.i tam?'\Vho as well? The title given to a certain 

 action at law. 

 Qui transtulit sustinet. He who brought us hither still 



preserves us. 



Qui va la ? Who goes there ? 



Qui vive ? Who goes there ? hence, on the qui-vire, on 

 the alert. 



id-mine ? What now ? a newsmonger. 

 uidpro quo. One thing for another ; " tit for tat." 

 lid rides ? Why do you laugh ? 

 '.is separabit ? Who shall separate us ? 

 uo animo ? With what intention ? 



o jure? By what right ? 

 uo warranto? By what warrant or authority ? 

 uoad hoc. To this extent. 

 uod avertat Deus .'Which may God avert ! 

 'tod vide. Which see. 

 lodlibet. A nice point; a subtlety. 

 mondam. 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 under- 

 standing. 



tagout.A. highly seasoned dish. 



lara avis. A rare bird ; a prodigy. 



1einfect&. The business being unfinished. 



lecte et suaviter. Justly and mildly. 



~"ectus in curi&. Upright in the court; with clean 



hands. 

 ledolet lucernd. It smells of the lamp; it is a labored 



production. 

 ieductio ad absurdum. A reducing a position to an 



absurdity. 

 'egina. Queen. 

 fegium donum. A royal donation (a grant from the 



British crown to the Irish Presbyterian clergy). 

 ftegnant populi. The people rule. 

 Jiencontre. An encounter. 



Jienaissance. New birth ; applied to the revival of the 

 classic arts in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. 

 fiequiescant inpace.M.ay they rest in peace. 

 Jiequiescat in pace. May he rest in peace. 

 Rerum primordia. The first elements of things. 

 lies angusta domi,*- Narrow circumstances at home; 

 poverty. 



