15,000 words and phrases from more than 50 languages and their

Herr 152
Herr [Ger; pl. Herren], lord; master; gentleman; a German title of
courtesy equivalent to Sir or Mr.
Herrenhaus [Ger], House of Lords; esp., the upper house of the
Prussian and Austrian legislatures before 1918.
Herzog [Ger; pl. Herzoge; fern. Herzogin], duke.
€ΐς άνήρ, συδβίς άνήρ [Gr; hês anêr, oudeis anër], one man, no man;
two heads are better than one.
hesterni quirites [L], citizens of yesterday (i.e., slaves recently set free):
Persius.
heu pietas! heu prisca fides! [L], alas for piety! alas for the ancient
faith!: Virgil.
heures perdues [Fr], leisure hours; spare time.
heureusement [Fr], happily; fortunately.
heute mir, morgen dir [Ger], today mine, tomorrow thine; my turn
today, yours tomorrow.
heute rot, morgen tot [Ger], today red, tomorrow dead; here today,
gone tomorrow.
Hexerei [Ger], witchcraft; sorcery; voodooism; esp., the practice of
hexing, as in Pennsylvania.
hiatus valde deflendus [L], a gap (or deficiency) much to be regretted:
used to mark a blank in a work, also used of persons whose achievements
fall short of earlier promise.
hibachi [Jap], lit., fire bowl; charcoal brazier: Japan.
hibakusha [Jap], lit., bomb-affected people; survivors.
hie domus, haec patria est [L], here is our home, this our country:
Virgil.
hic et nunc [L], here and now.
hic et ubique [L], here and everywhere. —hic et ubique terrarum, here
and everywhere throughout the world: motto of the University of
Paris.
hie finis fandi [L], here was an end of the speaking; here the speech
ended: Virgil.
hie funis nihil attraxit [L], this line has taken no fish; the scheme is
a failure.
hie iacet [L], here lies (abbr. H.I.): used in epitaphs. —hie iacet sepultus,
here lies buried (abbr. H.I.S.): used in epitaphs. —hie iacet lepus,
here lies the hare; fig., here lies the difficulty.
hie sepultus [L], here is buried: used in epitaphs.
hidalgo [Sp; fern, hidalga], Spanish nobleman of lower rank. Cf. Pg.
FIDALGO.
hidalguía [Sp], nobility.
hier geht kein Weg [Ger], no thoroughfare.
hier stehe ich! ich kann nicht anders [Ger], here I stand! I cannot act
otherwise: Luther (at the Diet of Worms).