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English to Latin translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics | | English term or phrase: The King is dead, long live the king | | describing the continuity of a rank. The accession of a new king upon the old dying. |
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Ivo Volt
Estonia
Local time: 22:34
| Grading comment Thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for
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1 hr confidence:   | the king is dead, long live the king dignitas non moritur
Explanation:
the most approaching Latin expression (from Canon Law) I could find; it means that an istititution continues to live beyond the dead of the officials ...
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4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
5 hrs confidence: | the king is dead, long live the king rex mortuus est, vivat rex
Explanation:
This seems to be the most common translation of the originally French phrase.
| Ivo Volt
Estonia
Local time: 22:34
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Native speaker of:  Estonian
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