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POD #79-126
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nota bene | note well,take notice |
| novus ordo seclorum | a new order of the ages |
| per annum | annually |
| per capita | individually; literally by the head |
| non omnia possumus omnes | we are all not able (to do) everything |
| O tempora O mores | these are bad times |
| panem est circenses | bread and circus games |
| pater patriae | father of his country |
| per centum | on each hundered |
| per diem | daily |
| per mensem | monthly |
| per se | in or by itself |
| persona non grata | an unacceptable/unwelcome person |
| post meridiem P.M | after noon |
| post martem | an autopsy |
| post pardem | after child birth |
| post scriptium | written afterwards |
| non compos metis | not sound of mind |
| pro bono | for the public good |
| pro forma | as a formality |
| pro rata | in proportion |
| pro tempore | temporarily |
| quando cadet Roma, cadet et mundus | when Rome falls the world will too |
| quod pro duo | something in exchange for something |
| quorum minimium | number of people that must be present at a meeting before its valid |
| quo vodis | where are you going |
| requiescar in pace | may he rest in peace |
| res publica | the common wealth |
| rigor mortis | stiffness of death |
| scripst | he she wrote it |
| sic | thus |
| sic semper tyrannis | thus ever to tyrants |
| multum non multa | much, not many |
| semper paratus | always ready |
| semper fidelis | always faithful |
| sequitur/seq | logical conclusion |
| sine qua non | an absolutely necessary condition |
| SPQR/senatus poplulusque romanus | the Roman senate and people |
| sub rosa | in confidence or secretly |
| sub poena | under penalty |
| scienta est potestas | knowledge is power |
| sine die | until an unspecified date |
| status quo | as things were before |
| tabula rasa | a clean slate |
| tempus fugit | times flies |
| tacet | be silent |
| terra incognita | unknown territory |