NULLIUS FILIUS
\nˈʌlɪəs fˈɪlɪəs], \nˈʌlɪəs fˈɪlɪəs], \n_ˈʌ_l_ɪ__ə_s f_ˈɪ_l_ɪ__ə_s]\
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Lat. The sou of nobody ; a bastard. Nullius bominis anctoritas apud nos valere debet, ut meliora non sequere- mur si qnis attulerit. The authority of no man ought to prevail with us, so far as to prevent our following better [opinions] if any one should present them. Co. Litt. 383b.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.