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Forms of Address: Meum

Meum et tuum. Meum is Latin for "what is mine" and tuum for "what is thine." A polite way of calling a man a thief, signifying that he does not know the difference between meum and tuum. Naïve, nah eeve. Unaffected. Ingenuous. Artless.

Naïveté, nan eev tai. Simplicity. A plain and natural manner. The term is also applied to poetry, sculpture and painting. It is derived from the Latin natus, meaning nature without art.

Née, naye. Born. Sprung from. Generally used to indicate the maiden name of a lady.

Négligé, nay gle hjay. Undress. A loose style of dress. Nem.con. For nemine contradicente.. No one contradicting. Without opposition. Nem. dis. For nemine dissentiente. No one dissenting. Ne plus ultra. (Lit.) nothing more beyond. The very extreme. The highest perfection. Nil desperandum. Never despair. Originally the phrase was, nil desperandum de republica" let there be no despair respecting the commonwealth." Nisi prius. (Lit.) unless before. The first two words of a writ which requires a trial to be held at Westminster on a certain day, unless previously the judges meet in the country to take assizes. Hence their courts are called nisi prius courts. Nobis judicibus. (Lit.) " we being judges." In our opinion. Noblesse oblige, no bless ob leezh. Noble birth imposes the obligation of noble actions. Nolens volens. Whether willing or not.

Nom de guerre, nong duh gair. A fictitious name during the war. Nom de plume nong duh ploom. (Lit.) a name of the pen. An assumed name. Nonchalance nong shah launce. Carelessness. Indifference. Coolness. Non est. The full expression is, non est inventus. He has not been found. It is sometimes used in pleasantry to mark a sudden disappearance. Non possumus. We cannot.

Non sequitur. It does not follow. Non-inference.

Novi homines. New men.