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253 projet
principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est [L], to have won the
approbation of eminent men is not the lowest praise: Horace.
principiis obsta [L], resist the beginnings; check the evil at the outset:
Ovid.
printanier [Fr; fern, printanière], with early spring vegetables: cookery.
prior tempore, prior iure [L], first in time, first by right; first come,
first served.
pris au dépourvu [Fr], taken unawares; caught napping.
prise [Fr], lit., a taking; capture; prize; bite; dose; pinch (as of snuff);
pi., close quarters. —en prise, in danger of capture; exposed. —hors
de prise, out of reach; out of danger. —prise de bec, dispute; quarrel;
words.
pris sur le fait [Fr], caught in the act.
pristinae virtutis memores [L], mindful of the valor of former days.
Privatdozent [Ger; pi. Privatdozenten], in German universities, a teacher
or lecturer licensed by the university, but not on the regular staff.
prix [Fr], price; prize. —prix fixe, fixed price. —prix honnête, reasonable
price.
proa [Malay präü], outrigger sailing canoe.
pro aris et focis [L], for our altars and our hearths; for civil and
religious liberty.
probatum est [L], it has been proved (or tried).
probitas laudatar et alget [L], honesty is promised and freezes (or is
left to starve): Juvenal.
probitas verus honor [L], honesty is true honor.
pro bono publico [L], for the public good (or weal).
probum non poenitet [L], the upright man does not repent.
procès [Fr], lawsuit.
procès-verbal [Fr; pi. procès-verbaux], official report; record of proceedings;
minutes; Fr. law, a written authenticated statement of fact
in support of a charge.
pro confesso [L], as if confessed: law.
procul, O procul este, profani! [L], begone! begone! ye profane (or
uninitiated) ! : Virgil.
procureur [Fr], attorney. —procureur general, public prosecutor.
pro Deo et Ecclesia [L], for God and the Church.
prodesse quam conspici [L], to be of service rather than to be gazed
at.
pro Ecclesia et Pontífice [LL], for Church and Pope.
pro et contra [L], for and against.
profanum vulgus [L], the profane herd; unhallowed multitude.
pro forma [L], for the sake of form; as a matter of form.
pro hac vice [L], for this occasion only.
projet [Fr], project; plan; scheme; design; first sketch; draft as of a
proposed treaty. —projet de loi, legislative bill.