salus populi suprema lex esto

[ sah-loo s paw-poo-lee soo-prey-mah leks es-toh; English sey-luh s pop-yuh-lahy-soo-pree-muh leks es-toh ]

/ ˈsɑ lʊs ˈpɔ pʊˌli suˈpreɪ mɑ lɛks ˈɛs toʊ; English ˈseɪ ləs ˈpɒp yəˌlaɪ sʊˈpri mə lɛks ˈɛs toʊ /

Latin.

let the welfare of the people be the supreme law: a motto of Missouri.

Nearby words

salugi, saluki, saluresis, saluretic, salus, salus populi suprema lex esto, salutary, salutation, salutatorian, salutatorium, salutatory

Definition for populi (2 of 3)

vox populi

[ voks pop-yuh-lahy ]

/ ˈvɒks ˈpɒp yəˌlaɪ /

noun

the voice of the people; popular opinion.Abbreviationvox pop.

Origin of vox populi

From the Latin word vōx populī

Definition for populi (3 of 3)

vox populi, vox Dei

[ wohks poh-poo-lee wohks de-ee; English voks pop-yuh-lahy voks dee-ahy, dey-ee ]

/ woʊks ˈpoʊ pʊˌli woʊks ˈdɛ i; English vɒks ˈpɒp yəˌlaɪ vɒks ˈdi aɪ, ˈdeɪ i /

Latin.

the voice of the people (is) the voice of God.

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Examples from the Web for populi

They differ from Populi in having the oblique stripes united in the dorsal line.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann
In the exercise of government the sovereign is to be guided by one maxim, which contains all his duty: Salus populi suprema lex.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
Salus populi suprema lex; and to it all international 'law' so called must bend.
Why We Are At War (2nd Edition, revised)|Members of the Oxford Faculty of Modern History
Species; incongruence very common; S. Ocellatus and Populi, 451.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann

As with Populi, the markings are formed in the course of the first stage, and are distinctly visible before the first moult.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann

British Dictionary definitions for populi

vox populi

/ (ˈpɒpjʊˌlaɪ) /

noun

the voice of the people; popular or public opinion

Word Origin for vox populi

Latin

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