Dei gratia

American

[de-ee grah-tee-ah, dee-ahy-grey-shee-uh, de-ee] / ˈdɛ i ˈgrɑ tiˌɑ, ˈdi aɪˈgreɪ ʃi ə, ˈdɛ i /

adverb

Latin.

by the grace of God.

Dei gratia British

/ ˈdeɪɪ ˈɡrɑːtɪə, ˈdiːɪ ˈɡreɪʃɪə /

adverb

by the grace of God

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On or about this day in 1872, crew members aboard the brig Dei Gratia spotted an unmanned ship adrift in the seas near the Azores Islands.

From Slate

Philippus regis Franciæ primogenitus Dei gratia rex Navarræ, Campaniæ et Briæ comes palatinus dilectis et fidelibus suis universis baillivis, castellanis, vasallis, præpositis, communitatibus villarum et earum rectoribus, cæterisque communia officia gerentibus in nostris comitatibus Campaniæ et Briæ, ad quos præsentes litteræ pervenerint salutem et dilectionem.

From Project Gutenberg

Dei gratia Catbalaunensi episcopo communicavit ac nedum dicto domino sed et pluribus aliis personis simplicibus, begardis et aliis tanquam bonum.

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Philippus Dei gratia Francorum rex seneschallo Tholosano vel ejus locumtenenti salutem.

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Philippus Dei gratia Francorum rex, Tholose et Carcassone Seneschallis aut eorum locumtenentibus salutem.

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