Notes Upon Various Matters
April 6th, 2023 Latin of the Day - "ad patres"
"ad patres"
"To the fathers" - id est, dead. Having been sent or gathered ad patres, to one's fathers/ancestors, means to the afterlife, to be dead.
a.d. VIII Idus Apriles anno A.U.C. MMDCCLXXVI
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