Dei gratia
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
By the grace of God. An expression used in the titles of sovereigns denoting a claim of authority derived from divine right. It was anciently a part of the titles of inferior magistrates and other officers, civil and ecclesiastical, but was afterwards considered a prerogative of royalty. Abbott; A. M. Eaton, in Report of Am. Bar Assoc. (1902) 313.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. By the grace of God. Dei judicium: the judgment of God; the Saxon trial by ordeal, v. Judicium Dei,
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat. By the grace of God. A phrase used in the formal title of a king or queen, importing a claim of sovereiguty by the favor or commission of God. In ancient times it was incorporated in the titles of inferior oflicers, (especially ecclesiastical,) but in later use was reserved as an assertion of “the divine right of kings.”
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. By the grace of God. Dei judicium (the judgment of God): trial by ordeal. Deins,/r. Within. Deins age: under age.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. By the grace of God. An expression used in the titles of sovereigns, and considered as one of the prerogatives of royalty, (propria jura majestatis,) although anciently a part of the titles of inferior officers and magistrates, ecclesiastical and civil. Spelman.