suo loco

American

[soo-oh law-koh, soo-oh loh-koh] / ˈsʊ oʊ ˈlɔ koʊ, ˈsu oʊ ˈloʊ koʊ /

adverb

Latin.

in one's own or rightful place.

suo loco British

/ ˈsuːəʊ ˈlɒkəʊ /

adverb

law in a person or thing's own or rightful place

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Etymology

Origin of suo loco

Latin

Example Sentences

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Et post processionem postquam statuerunt Idolum in templo suo loco, multiplicatur coram simulachris numerus sæpè plangentium, et occidentium vltrà quam credi sit facile.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard

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