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Antichristus, [1] a woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder of the pope using the temporal power to grant authority to a ruler contributing generously to the Catholic Church. Quid pro quo (Latin: "something for something" [2]) is a Latin phrase used in English to mean an exchange of goods or services, in which one transfer is contingent upon the other; "a favor for a favor".
Boger put into St John's to get the wounded into hospital and to effect repairs, both Gipsey and Quiproquo having sustained damage to their rigging. [1] [a] On 24 December Gipsey detained the American schooner Polly, which was sailing from Baltimore to Santiago de Cuba with a cargo of naval stores.
with the tight meaning: Less literally, "in the strict sense". stupor mundi: the wonder of the world: A title given to Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. More literally translated "the bewilderment of the world", or, in its original, pre-Medieval sense, "the stupidity of the world". sua sponte: by its own accord
Quid pro quo is a Latin term meaning "something for something". Quid pro quo may also refer to: Quid Pro Quo, an 1844 play by Catherine Gore; Quid Pro Quo, a 2008 film; Quid Pro Quo, a 2011 album by English rock band Status Quo; Quid Pro Quo, an album by Australian musician Brett Garsed
Kuproquo is an invented portmanteau made up of the French words cul (pronounced ku), "ass", and quiproquo, derived from the Latin phrase quid pro quo, but having a narrower meaning: "a thing mistaken for another thing".
Logrolling is the trading of favors, or quid pro quo, such as vote trading by legislative members to obtain passage of actions of interest to each legislative member. [1] In organizational analysis, it refers to a practice in which different organizations promote each other's agendas, each in the expectation that the other will reciprocate.
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Definition and use English pron a fortiori: from stronger An a fortiori argument is an "argument from a stronger reason", meaning that, because one fact is true, a second (related and included) fact must also be true. / ˌ eɪ f ɔːr t i ˈ oʊ r aɪ, ˌ eɪ f ɔːr ʃ i ˈ oʊ r aɪ / a mensa et thoro: from table and bed