Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
The King is dead, long live the king
Latin translation:
rex mortuus est, vivat rex
Jan 16, 2008 04:15
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English term
The King is dead, long live the king
English to Latin
Art/Literary
Linguistics
describing the continuity of a rank. The accession of a new king upon the old dying.
Proposed translations
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| 4 | rex mortuus est, vivat rex |
Ivo Volt
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| 5 +1 | Rex mortuus est, diu vivat rex. |
Joseph Brazauskas
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| 4 | dignitas non moritur |
Vittorio Ferretti
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Proposed translations
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rex mortuus est, vivat rex
This seems to be the most common translation of the originally French phrase.
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Vittorio Ferretti
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dignitas non moritur
the most approaching Latin expression (from Canon Law) I could find; it means that an istititution continues to live beyond the dead of the officials ...
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Joseph Brazauskas
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Rex mortuus est, diu vivat rex.
This is the literal translation.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
: Hello, Joseph. Happy New Year for you and your family! :-)//Thanks, Joseph. I hope so.
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Thank you, Vicky. I hope that the New Year brings you and yours many good things!
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