_Domine dirige nos._—O Lord, direct us. _Dominus vobiscum._—The Lord be with you. _Double entendre._—Double meaning (correctly written _double entente_.) _Douceur._—A present or bribe; sweetness. _Draco._—A dragon; a constellation. _Dramatis personæ._—The characters in a play. _Duet_ (Ital. _duetto_.)—A song for two performers. _Dulce est desipere in loco._—It is pleasant to jest, or revel, at the proper time. _Dulce et decorum est pro patriâ mori._—It is sweet and pleasant to die for one’s country. _Dulia._—An inferior kind of worship. _Dum spiro, spero._—Whilst I breathe, I hope. _Dum vivimus, vivamus._—While we live, let us live. _Duo._—Two; a two-part song. _Duodecimo._—A book having twelve leaves to a sheet. _Durante placito_, or _durante beneplacito_.—During pleasure. _Durante vitâ._—During life. _Dux fœmina facti._—A woman was the leader to the deed. _E pluribus unum._—One out of many; one composed of many: the motto of the United States. _Eau de vie._—Brandy; water of life. _Ecce homo._—Behold the man. _Ecce signum._—Behold the sign. _Eclaircissement._—The clearing-up of an affair. _Eclat._—Splendour; applause. _Editio princeps._—The first edition. _Eheu!_—Ah, alas! _Elan._—Buoyancy; dash. _Elegit._—He hath elected; a writ of execution. _Elève._—A pupil. _Elite._—The best part. _Embonpoint._—Roundness; good condition. _Emeritus._—One retired from active official duties. _Emeute._—Insurrection; uproar. _Empressement._—Eagerness; ardour. _En ami._—As a friend. _En avant!_—Forward! _En flûte._—Carrying guns on the upper deck only. _En grande tenue._—In full dress. _En masse._—In a mass; in a body. _En passant._—By the way; in passing. _En rapport._—In communication. _En revanche._—In return. _En route._—On the way. _Enceinte._—Pregnant. _Enfans perdus._—Lost children; the forlorn hope. _Ennui._—Weariness; lassitude. _Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem._—By his sword he seeks the calm repose of liberty. _Ensemble._—The whole taken together. _Entente cordiale._—The cordial understanding between two countries. _Entre nous._—Between ourselves. _Entrée._—Entrance. _Entremets._—Small and dainty dishes set between the principal ones at table. _Eo nomine._—By that name. _Equilibrium._—Equality of weight; even balance. _Ergo._—Therefore. _Eripuit cælo fulmen, sceptrumque tyrannis._—He snatched the thunderbolt from heaven, and the sceptre from tyrants. _Erratum._—A mistake or error (pl. _errata_.) _Escrow._—A deed or writing left with another, to be delivered on the performance of something specified. _Espièglerie._—Waggish tricks. _Esprit de corps._—The animating spirit of a collective body.