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in transitu. On the passage. 



intrd parities. Within the walls; private. 



in usum Delphlni, For the use of the Dauphin. 



in utroque fidelis, Faithful in both. 



in vacua. In a vacuum. 



in uerba magistri jurare. To swear to a master's words; 



to accept opinions upon authority. 

 inverse ordine, In an inverse order. 

 in utno veritas, In wine there is truth. When a person 



is under the influence of wine he shows himself in his 



true colors. 

 inrltd Minerva, Minerva (Goddess of Wisdom) being 



unwilling; hence, without genius. 

 ipse dixit. He himself has said it ; a mere assertion. 

 ipsissima verba. The identical words. 

 ip*o facto. By the fact itself. 

 ipso jure. By the law itself. 

 Ira furor brevis est, Anger is a brief madness. 

 ita eat. It is so. 



ita lex scripta est, Such is the written law. 

 italice. In Italian characters. 

 jacta dlea est. (The exclamation of Julius Caesar when he 



passed the Rubicon. The die is cast.) 

 jam redit et Virgo, redeunt Saturnia regna. Now the Virgin 



and the Saturnian age return. (Of the reign of Astra-a, 



the Goddess of Justice, in the Golden Age.) 

 jdnuis clausis, With closed doors; in secret. 

 joci causa. For the sake of a joke. 

 jubilate Deo (Ps. c. 1), O be joyful in the Lord. 

 jucundi acti Idbdres, The remembrances of past labor is 



sweet. 



judicium Dei, The judgment of God. 

 judicium parium out leges terra (Magna Charta), The 



judgment of our peers or the laws of the land. 

 jure dlvlno. By divine law. 

 jure humdno, By human law. 

 juris perUus, One learned in the law. 

 juris utriusmie doctor. Doctor of both laws. i. e., of canon 



and civil laws. 

 jus canonicum, Canon law. 

 jus civile. The civil law. 

 jus dlvlnum. The divine law. 

 jus et norma loquendi, The law and rule of speech. 

 jus gentium. The law of nations. 

 jus gladii. The right of the sword. 

 jus possessionis, The right of possession. 

 jus proprietdtis, The right of property. 

 jus summum scepe summa maluia est. Extreme law is 



often extreme wrong. 

 kairon gndthi. Know your opportunity. A saying of 



Pittacus. one of the Wise Men of Greece. 

 kat' exochen, Pre-eminently. 

 Idbitur et Idbitur in omne volubilis cevum. It glides on, and 



will glide on for ever. 

 labdrdre est ordre, Work is prayer. 

 labor ipse yoluptas, Labor itself is a pleasure. 

 labor omnia vincit, Labor overcomes all difficulties. 

 laborum dulce lenimen, The sweet solace of our labors. 

 lapis philosophorum, The philosopher's stone. 

 lapsus calami, A slip of the pen. 

 lapsus lingua, A slip of the tongue. 

 lapsus memorug, A slip of the memory. 

 lares et pendtes, Household gods. 



lateat scintittula forsan. Perchance some small spark may 

 ucealed. (The motto of the Koyal Humane 



latine dictum, Spoken in I 



lauddri a viro laudato. To be praised by a. man who 



deserves praise, i. e., by an eminent man. 

 lauddtiones eorum qui sunt ab Homero lauddti. Praises 



from those who were themselves praised l>> H.-m.-i . 

 lauddtor temporis acti. One who praises the n< 



da\-. 



laudum immenta cupldo, An insatiable desire for praise. 



laus Deo, Praise to God. 



lector benevolr, Kml. r in-ntle, reader. 



legdlu* a latere (A legate from ti,,- -.,.! [of the Pope]), A 



lex loci. The law of the place. 



lex non fcripta, The unwritten law: the common law. 



lex scripta. The written or statute law. 



Uxlalioni*. The law of retaliation. 



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licrnlia vdtum, The license allowed to poets. 



lima- labor et mora. The labor and delay of the file; the 



slow and laborious polish of a literary work. 

 /it litem general. Strife begem strife. 

 lit lite resolven. To settle strife by strife; to end one 



controversy by another. 

 lite pendente. During the trial. 



' II,.- written character remains. 

 loci communn. Comtnon places. 

 loco citato. In the place quoted. 



locus classicus, A classical passage; the acknowledged 



place of reference. 



locus crwninit. The scene of the crime. 

 locus in quo. The place i which. 

 longo intervaUo. By or with a long interval. 

 lucidus ordo, A perspicuous arrangement. 

 lucri causa. For the sake of gain. 

 lupum auribus teneo, 1 hold a wolf by the ears; I have 



caught a Tartar. 

 lupus est homo homini, Man is a wolf te his fellow -man; 



one man preys on another. 

 lupus in fdbuld. The wolf in the fable; talk of the devil 



and he will appear. 

 lusus naturae, A freak of nature; a deformed animal or 



plant. 



magister ceremonidrum, A master of the ceremonies. 

 magna cl vitas, magna solitudo, A great city is a great 



solitude. 

 magnce spes altera Romce, A second hope of mighty Rome; 



used of any young man of promise. 

 magna est vcruas et prccvalebit. Truth is mighty, and will 



prevail. 



magna est vis consuetudinis. Great is the power of habit. 

 magnas inter opes inops. Poor in the midst of great wealth. 

 magnum bonum, A great good. 

 magnum opus, A great undertaking; the great work of a 



man's life. 

 magnum vectlgal est parsimdnia. Thrift is itself a good 



income. 



mold fide. With bad faith; treacherously. 

 mali exempli. Of a bad example. 



mali principii malus finis. The bad end of a bad be- 

 ginning. 



mo/it airbus. With unlucky birds, i. e., with bad omens. 

 m nl i> modo. In an evil manner. 

 malus pudor. False shame. 

 manibus pedibusque. With hands and feet; tooth and 



nail. 



manu forti. With a strong hand, 

 manu proprid. With one's own hand. 

 mare dausum, A closed sea, a bay. 

 mart gravior sub pace latet, A more serious warfare is 



concealed by seeming peace. 

 mdteriem superdbat opus. The workmanship was more 



valuable than the raw material. 

 mediocria firma, Moderate things are surest. 

 media tutissimus ibis. You will travel safest in a middle 



course. 

 mega biblion mega kakon (Adapted from a maxim of Cal- 



limachus), A big book is a big nuisance. 

 megale polis megale eremia, A great city is a great solitude. 

 mcden agan, Not too much of anything. 

 me judice, I being the judge; in my opinion. 

 memor et fidelis. Mindful and faithful. 

 memorid in ceternd. In eternal remembrance. 

 mens agitat molem, A mind informs the mass. Used by 



Virgil in a pantheistic sense of the world; often 



applied to an unwieldy, dull-looking person. 

 mens sdna in corpore sdno, A sound mind in a healthy 



body. 

 mens sibi conscia recti, A mind conscious of its own 



rectitude. 



mo perlculo. At my own risk. 

 meo vdto. At my own wish. 

 metron ariston. Moderation is best. (A favorite saying 



of the philosopher Cleobulus.) 

 mia cheliddn rar ou poiri, One swallow does not make a 



spring. 



mi/u euro fuluri. My care is for the future. 

 mlrdbile dictu. Wonderful to relate. 

 mlrdbile ritu, Wonderful to see. 

 modo et forma. In manner and form. 

 modus operandi. The mannrr of working. 

 moUiatempora fundi, I lie favorable moment for speak- 

 ing. 



more majdrum. After the manner of our ancestors. 

 mitre suo. In his usual manner. 



mort jdnua rUar. Death is the gate of (everlasting] life, 

 mort omnibus ammum*. Death is common to all men. 

 mot pro Uge, Usage has the force of law. 

 motu proprio. Of his own accord. 

 muUum in /wn<o. Mud. in little, 

 m&nut ApoUine dignum, A gift worthy the acceptance of 



mutatis mutandis. The necessary changes being made. 

 mutdto nomine, de te \ fabtda narrator. With a mere 

 change of name the 



;.,., 



come back; inborn character is 



