Home › Forms of Address › Forms of Address: Theatrical

Forms of Address: Theatrical

Pieces de théâtre, pyes duh tay autr. Theatrical pieces or compositions.

Pied à terre, pya tah tair. A footing. A temporary abode. PLACE, plass. A public square. Market. Exchange.

Point d'appui, poo aing dah pwee. Supporting point. Point to lean on. Posse comitatus. Power of the county or citizens who are summoned by the sheriff to suppress a riot or any opposition in the execution of the law. Poste restante, post ress tangt. To be left at the post office. Pourparler, pour par lay. Conference.

Précis, pray see. A summary. An abstract. An epitome. Préfet, pray fay. The chief magistrate or governor, invested with the general administration of a department. Premier pas, pruh myay pah. The first step. The chief consideration. The main difficulty.

Prestige, pres tihj. (Lit.) fascination. Influence. Character. Good name. Prima facie. On the first view of the case.

Principiis obsta. Meet or resist the first beginnings. Procès verbal, pro say vair bal. Official report.

Pro con.

For pro et contra-for and against.

Procureur général, pro ku rur hjay nay ral. Attorney-general. His special duty is to prosecute persons guilty of crimes.

Pro forma. For the sake of form.

Pro re nata. For a special purpose. As occasion calls for. Proprio motu. Of his, her, or its own accord.

Pro rata. Proportionally.

Protégé, prot a zhay. One protected.

Pro tem. For pro tempore for the time, temporarily.

Protocol. The original copy of any dispatch or treaty. Pro virili. To his or her utmost.

Proviso. A condition. Stipulation. Agreement.