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per potestatem suaviter disponentem

English translation: by power that gently orders

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Latin term or phrase:per potestatem suaviter disponentem
English translation:by power that gently orders
Entered by: Luis Antonio de Larrauri

07:35 Jul 16, 2013
Latin to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / literary
Latin term or phrase: per potestatem suaviter disponentem
Thank you~
Huadan Huang
Local time: 05:02
by power that gently orders
Explanation:
Or "by power that gently decrees"
Apparently are words of Lord Bacon.
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Luis Antonio de Larrauri
Local time: 23:02
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4 +3by power that gently orders
Luis Antonio de Larrauri
4ordering graciously by means of authority
Judit Babcsányi


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
by power that gently orders


Explanation:
Or "by power that gently decrees"
Apparently are words of Lord Bacon.

Luis Antonio de Larrauri
Local time: 23:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronika McLaren
1 hr
  -> Ago gratias, Veronika
agree  Joseph Brazauskas
11 hrs
  -> Gratias tibi, Joseph
agree  Olga Cartlidge: that gently makes arrangements / determines
2 days 2 hrs
  -> Yes, in my opinion that would be possible too. Thank you, Olga.
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ordering graciously by means of authority


Explanation:
It is usual in old decrees to write I am graciously ordering this and this by means of my authority.
But it depends on the context, the whole sentence.

Judit Babcsányi
Hungary
Local time: 23:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
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