pro re nata

[ proh -re -nah-tah; English proh -ree -ney-tuh, rey ]

/ ˈproʊ ˈrɛ ˈnɑ tɑ; English ˈproʊ ˈri ˈneɪ tə, ˈreɪ /

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adverb Latin.

for an unforeseen need or contingency.

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Origin of pro re nata

Literally, “for a thing born”

Dec. 26th, nata filia Comitis Derby mane circa quartam horam Londini.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee|John Dee
Antiquitatum Sueo-Gothicarum, cum huius aeui moribus, institutis ac ritibus indigenis pro re nata comparatarum libri tres.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa|Paul Barron Watson
Erat enim hc femina maritata, viginti quatuor annos nata, qu filium pepererat quem vidi ipse, octo jam annos natum.
Buffon's Natural History, Volume III (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
According to Exquemelin the original goal of the buccaneers was the town of Nata, north of Panama.
The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century|Clarence Henry Haring

Nata and Nena had been instructed to take with them one ear of maize only, which suggests that they were harvest spirits.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie