02:31 May 11, 2006 |
Latin to English translations [PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Graduate Diploma | ||||
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| Selected response from: Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X) Local time: 11:17 |
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5 +3 | By appointment to / by authority from |
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3 | for the highest authorities, or illustrious founders |
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3 | with the greatest promise |
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By appointment to / by authority from Explanation: Summis auspiciis (quite often also "Sub summis auspiciis") literally means "under highest favour of", thus "by permission of". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2006-05-11 11:55:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here a few typical examples of the usage of these standard formula meaning "by authority" or "under the permission, patronage", "by appointment to/of" "Summis augustissimae Catharinae II Rosiarum imperatricis et autocratois auspiciis, directore Academiae illustrissimo domino.." ww.setbook.ru/lib_stock/4/hronology/page53/list.html "summis auspiciis imperatoris..." http://www.kfunigraz.ac.at/communication/unizeit/archiv/vor1... and plenty more to be found under "sub auspiciis" HIH |
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