Latin words and phrases

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thumb|upright|Statue of Veritas outside the Supreme Court of Canada

Latin phrase denoting an unnamed person

thumb|Jules César tome 2 – p. 585 – Erratum An erratum or corrigendum (: errata, corrigenda) (comes from ) is a correction of a published text. Generally, publishers issue an erratum for a production error (i.e., an error introduced during the publishing process) and a corrigendum for an author's error. It is usually bound into the back of a book, but for a single error a slip of paper detailing a corrigendum may be bound in before or after the page on which the error appears. An erratum may also be issued shortly after its original text is published.

legal and factual head of ancient Roman household, owner of all goods and slaves, solely male

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Latin phrases used to denote levels of academic distinction

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noun that has a plural form, and no corresponding singular form

former Latin name for South Arabia and Yemen

'unknown land', area not mapped by cartographers

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year during which events of major importance occurred, often referring to a specific year

execution method

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visual art phenomenon

Latin honorific meaning "Father of the Country"

method used to limit the number of students who may study at a university

"we do not & will not know" — maxim refering to the limits of scientific knowledge

Latin expression for "at one's pleasure"

Latin translation of a Greek aphorism

thumb|An Ionic order|Ionic capital embedded in the south wall of the Church of St. Peter at Ennea Pyrgoi, [[Kalyvia Thorikou, Greece]] Spolia (Latin for 'spoils'; : spolium) are stones taken from an old structure and repurposed for new construction or decorative purposes. It is the result of an ancient and widespread practice (spoliation) whereby stone that has been quarried, cut and used in a built structure is carried away to be used elsewhere. The practice is of particular interest to historians, archaeologists and architectural historians since the gravestones, monuments and architectural

Catholic Constitution on the Liturgy

European medieval historiographical concept, based on Dan. 2:39–40, that views history as a succession of transfers of an imperium that invests supreme power in an emperor

1204 treaty dividing the Byzantine Empire

contract law principle that controls the sale of real property (and sometimes other goods) after the date of closing

thumb|300px|Representation of a sitting of the Roman Senate: Cicero attacks Catiline, from a 19th-century fresco

Latin for a part (taken) for the whole

Region of the Roman Empire

thumb|16th-century double piscina at the Franciscan friary in Kilconnell, Ireland A piscina is a shallow basin placed near the altar of a church, or else in the vestry or sacristy, used for washing the communion vessels. The sacrarium is the drain itself. Lutherans and Anglicans usually refer to the basin, calling it a piscina. For Catholics and Lutherans, a sacrarium is "special sink used for the reverent disposal of sacred substances. This sink has a cover, a basin, and a special pipe and drain that empty directly into the earth, rather than into the sewer system" (USCCB, Built of Living Sto

thumb|right|Thermopolium in Herculaneum

theorem

assertion without proof

the abbreviation of several frequently occurring divine names or titles, especially in Greek manuscripts of Holy Scripture

thumb|Bronze medallion depicting the fight between a man and a wild animal (venatio).

Tintinnabuli (from Latin tintinnabulum, a kind of bell, plural tintinnabula(Wiktionary)) is a compositional style created by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, introduced in his Für Alina (1976), and used again in Spiegel im Spiegel (1978). This simple style was influenced by the composer's mystical experiences with chant music. Musically, Pärt's tintinnabular music is characterized by two types of voice, the first of which (dubbed the "tintinnabular voice") arpeggiates the tonic triad, and the second of which moves diatonically in mostly stepwise motion. The works often have a slow and meditati

Latin phrase meaning "horrible year"

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Latin phrase about the problem of controlling the actions of persons in positions of power

Latin term of art used especially in philosophy, law, and science

dating system used in Freemasonry

1505 act or constitution adopted by the Polish Sejm (parliament), meeting in the royal castle at Radom

specific amount of money that an organization gives an individual, typically an employee, per day to cover living expenses when travelling on the employer's business

Quote from Horace's Odes

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latin motto meaning "not for ourselves alone"

in their own right

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Hiatus may refer to:

thumb|300px|Forced heirship rules by country In civil law and Roman law, the legitime (), also known as a forced share or legal right share, of a decedent's estate is that portion of the estate from which they cannot disinherit their children, or their parents, without sufficient legal cause. The word comes from French , meaning "rightful heir."

thumb|"HAVE" Mosaic outside the House of the Faun, [[Pompeii, reflecting the less formal variant of ave.]]

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thumb|Coat of arms thumb|Seal of Bolesław-Jerzy II|Giorgi, Regis Rusie, Ducis Ladimerie; ("Ladimerie" appears on the side with the knight)

the motto of Paris

musical note

the language spread as a result of the expansion of the country

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musical note used commonly in thirteenth and fourteenth century music and occasionally until the end of the sixteenth century

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