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THE CENTURY BOOK OF FACTS. 



Res Integra. An entire matter. 



ResplcefLnem. Look to the end. 



/tespw&uca. The commonwealth. 



Restaurateur. A tavern keeper who provides dinners, 



etc. 



Resumt. An abstract or summary. 

 Resurgam.l shall rise again. 



Revenons & nos moutons.-l.et us return to our subject. 

 Rex. King. 



Rouge. Red coloring for the skin. 

 Rouge et noir. Red and black (a kind of game). 

 Jtus in urbe. The country in town. 

 Ruse centre ruse. Diamond cut diamond; trick for 



trick. 

 Ruse de guerre. A stratagem of war. 



Satte.-Hall. 



Salus popidi suprema lex est. The welfare of the peo- 

 ple is in the supreme law. 



"Salvo pudore. Without offense to modesty. 



Sanctum sanctorum. Holy of Holies. 



Sang-froid. Coolness ; self-possession. 



Sans. Without. 



Sans ceremonie. Without ceremony. 



Sans peur et sans reproche. Without fear and without 

 reproach. 



Sans souci. Without care : free and easy. 



Sans tache. 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 neea say no 

 more. 



Sauve qui peut. Save himself who can. 



Savant. A learned man. 



Savior- fair e. 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. 



Scufpsit. Engraved it; placed after the engraver's 

 name in prints. 



Secundum artem. According to rule. 



Selon les regies. According to rule. 



Semper fi del is . Always faithful . 



Semper idem. Always the same. 



Semper paratus. Always ready. 



SenatQs consultum. A decree of the senate. 



Seriatim. In order ; successively. 



Si quceris peninsulam amosnam circumspice.lf thou 

 seekest a beautiful peninsula, behold it here. 



Sic in oriffinali. So it stands in the original. 



Sic itur ad astra. Such is the way to immortality. 



Sic passim. So everywhere. 



Ste semper tyrannis. So be it ever to tyrants. 



Sic transit gloria mundi.- Thus passes away the glory 

 of the world. 



flicut ante. As before. 



Siinilin similibus eurantur. Like things are cured bv 

 like. 



Simplex mumlitiis. Of simple elegance. 



Sine die. Without naming a day. 



Sine invidid. Without envy. 



Sine qua now. An indispensable requisite. 



Siste t viator. Stop, traveler. 



Snlirii/iiet. A nickname. 



Siii-ilimint. Self-styled ; pretended. 



Soiree. An evening party. 



Souvenir. Remembrance ; a keepsake. 



Spartam nactus es, hancexorna. You have got some- 

 thing good ; make the most of it you can. 



Spectas ct si>ccf(iberis. You will see and be seen. 



Spes mea Cfiristus. Christ is my hope. 



Spolia opima. The richest booty. 



stuns /in/I- iii uno. Standing on one foot. 



st a In quo, or instatuquo. In the same state. 



Slet. Let it stand. 



Sum-it ir in modo, fort Her in re. Gentle in manner, 

 resolute in deed. 



Sut>jitdice.1Jnder consideration. 



Sub rosd. Under the rose ; privately. 



s>il> si/i'iitio. In silence. 



Subpoena. Under a penalty; a summons to attend a 

 court as a witness. 



Succedane>im.A substitute. 



Sulgeneris. Of its own kind; peculiar. 



Summum bonum. The chief good. 



Super sedeas. A writ to stay proceedings. 



Super visum carports. Upon a view of the body. 

 Suppressip 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'hdte. An ordinary at which the master of the 

 hotel presides. 



Tabula rasa. A. smooth or blank tablet. 



Tcedium vitce. 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, de- 

 rived from the principal character in Moliere's 

 comedy so called. 



Tejudice. You may judge. 



Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in ;///'*.- The 

 times are changed, and we are changed with them. 



Tempus edax rerum. Time the devourer of all things. 



Tempus fug it. Time flies. 



Tempus omnia revelat. Time reveals all things. 



Teres atque rotundus. Smooth and round ; polished 

 and complete. 



Terra flrma. 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. 



T&te-a-tete. 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 sententice. So many men, so many 

 minds. 



Totidem verbis. In just so many words. 



Toties quoties. As often as. 



Totoccelo. By the whole heavens; diametrically op- 

 posite. 



Toto corde. With the whole heart. 



Toujours pret. Always ready. 



Tour dtour. By turns. 



Tuiit bien ourien. The whole or nothing. 



Tout ensemble. The whole. 



Triajuncta in uno. Three united in one. 



Tu onoque, Brute! And thou too, Brutus ! 



Tueoor.I will defend. 



Tutto e {mono chevienda 7>ii>. All is good which comes 

 from God. 



Tuum est. It is your own. 



Ubijus incer turn, ibi jus nullum. Where the law is un- 

 certain, there is no law. 



Ubi Hbertas, ibipatria. Where liberty dwells, there is 

 my country. 



Ubi supra. Where above mentioned. 



Ultima ratio regum. The last argument of kings: mil- 

 itary weapons; war. 



I'llhiid" Thule. The utmost boundary or limit. 



Ultimatum. A final action or decision. 



Un bel esprit. A wit ; a virtuoso. 



Unsot d. triple etage.An egregious blockhead. 



UnQ, vocc. With one voice ; unanimously. 



Unique. Singular; the only one of its kind. 



Usque ad nauseam. To disgust. 



r*i/s lot/in 'tii/i. Usage in speaking. 



Ut infra. As below. 



Uti possidetis. As you possess ; state of present pn-srs- 

 sion. 



Utile dulci. Utility with pleasure. 



. Go with me ; a constant companion. 

 Vce victis. woe to the vanquished ! 

 Vale. Farewell. 

 Valet-de-cfiambre. A servant who assists his master in 



dressing. 



ruriir /!!/ in/n't. Various readings. 

 \'i lnti in n/ii i'iihii>i.As in a mirror. 

 Vendittontexponat'. That you expose to sale; writ of 



execution. 



Vent, ridi, rid. 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. 

 l"i i-liii/iiii i-t /i/triitiiii.Word for word and letter for 



letter. 



I'rr/iiiin mil stiiiicnfi. A word is enough for a wise man. 

 Verdad es verde. Truth is green. 



