ultima ratio regum

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Latin.

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

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

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

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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