pro re nata
[ proh-re-nah-tah; English proh-ree-ney-tuh, rey ]
adverbLatin.
for an unforeseen need or contingency.
Origin of pro re nata
1Literally, “for a thing born”
Words Nearby pro re nata
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How to use pro re nata in a sentence
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 WatsonI wish you would consider them seriously, and separately, and recur to them again 'pro re nata' in similar cases.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son | The Earl of ChesterfieldBut it suits the Japanese admirably: they hop out at every other station—pro re nata—and occasionally get left behind.
From Sea to Sea | Rudyard Kipling
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