Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group P

1. Used in front of a name or title as a gesture of real or ironic respect to somebody who is mistaken and about to be corrected.
2. By the leave of; with all deference to.

Used in expressing polite disagreement. When used in front of someone's name, it serves as an apology when contradicting him or her; such as:, "pace Dr. Smith."

Pale Death.

Part of the quotation: Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas regumque turres or "Pale Death, with impartial step, knocks at the cottages of the poor and the palaces of kings." -Horace

Let him who has deserved it bear the palm.

Motto of Royal Naval School, U.K.

Bread and circuses.

The cry of the Roman mob for food and entertainment. -Juvenal.

Food and amusements were said to be the sole interests of the common Romans and the rulers of Rome used this as a means of keeping the masses "satisfied" instead of coming up with real solutions to their economic problems.

Prepared to serve.

Motto of Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire, USA.

Equal parts.

Here and there.

Applied to words used many times in a piece of writing.

1. The father of a family; male head of a household.
2. In Roman Law, the head of a family or household having the authority belonging to that position over the persons composing it; also, a person of either sex and any age who is sui juris and free from parental control.

Father of his country.

Patiently and steadfastly.

With patience and perseverance.

Where ever we are content, that is our country.

From Marcus Pacuvilus (c. 220 - c. 130 B.C.). He wrote fourteen plays and a satire. Only fragments of the plays survive.

Gradually but surely.

Motto of University College School, London, U.K.

Peace.

The peace of Britain.

The terms imposed by the British on members of its colonial empire. The phrase is credited to Joseph Chamberlain in 1893 to describe the results of British rule in India.