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vae victis

[ wahy-wik-tees; English vee-vik-tis ]

/ ˈwaɪ ˈwɪk tis; English ˈvi ˈvɪk tɪs /

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Latin.

woe to the vanquished.

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Words nearby vae victis

Vadodara, vadose, vadose zone, Vadsö, Vaduz, vae victis, vag, vagabond, vagabondage, vagabond's disease, vagal

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How to use vae victis in a sentence

Cvis qudam innoxius, cu fundus in agr Albn erat, cum legns prscrptrum nmina s quoque vidret scrptum, Vae inquit miser mihi4!
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
You are sure to lose it; you haven't a dog's chance, and the English despise the beaten—væ victis!
Oscar Wilde, Volume 1 (of 2)|Frank Harris
Hor., ‘Victis partibus, venia inpetrata, scriptum quaestorium comparavit.’
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors|George Middleton
A disaster always evokes a cry for victims, and the British populace were loud in the usual v victis clamour.
History of the Zulu War|A. Wilmot

The most generally accepted opinion is, that it is derived from a Latin expression--vemi (vae mihi), "woe is me!"
Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period|Paul Lacroix