ultima ratio regum

[ ool-ti-mah rah-tee-oh rey-goom; English uhl-tuh-muh rey-shee-oh ree-guhm ]

Latin.

1. the final argument of kings (a resort to arms): motto engraved on the cannon of Louis XIV.

Example Sentences

Without consuming, like the Ultima Ratio Regum, it winds its progress from nation to nation, and conquers by a silent operation.

From Project Gutenberg

On one was, ultima ratio regum; on others, the darling libert, egalit.

From Project Gutenberg