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Art/Literary - Other | | English term or phrase: over a lifetime / for life | so he can keep it for life (a document).
ut dum vivit, servat / teneat / habeat
or ut eo vivo / per aetatem suam servat / teneat / habeat
Is there a better way of putting this ?
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| | in vitam | Explanation:
On the analogy of 'in perpetuum', etc. "So he can keep it for life" = "ut in vitam habeat". |
| Selected response from:
 Joseph J. Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 15:36
| Grading comment Many thanks, Joseph, "in vitam " was one of the options that I considered as well.
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