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”
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How to use pro re nata in a sentence
Dec. 26th, nata filia Comitis Derby mane circa quartam horam Londini.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee | John DeeAntiquitatum Sueo-Gothicarum, cum huius aeui moribus, institutis ac ritibus indigenis pro re nata comparatarum libri tres.
The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa | Paul Barron WatsonErat enim hc femina maritata, viginti quatuor annos nata, qu filium pepererat quem vidi ipse, octo jam annos natum.
Buffon's Natural History, Volume III (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de BuffonAccording to Exquemelin the original goal of the buccaneers was the town of Nata, north of Panama.
The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century | Clarence Henry HaringNata and Nena had been instructed to take with them one ear of maize only, which suggests that they were harvest spirits.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. Mackenzie
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