non possumus
[ non pos-uh-muh s; Latin nohn poh-soo-moo s ]
/ nɒn ˈpɒs ə məs; Latin noʊn ˈpoʊ sʊˌmʊs /
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noun
a statement that something cannot be done: The Pope would not accept a non possumus from the king.
Nearby words
non licet, non liquet, non obst., non obstante, non placet, non possumus, non pros., non prosequitur, non rep., non repetatur, non seq.
Origin of non possumus
< Latin: literally, we cannot
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Examples from the Web for non possumus
Against all representations Pius IX obstinately maintained his reply of "non-possumus."
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz