pro re nataadv.adj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)prəʊ reɪ ˈnɑːtə/, U.S.

/ˌproʊ ˌreɪ ˈnɑdə/

Forms: 1500s– pro re nata, 1800s pro re natâ.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prō rē nātā.

Etymology: < classical Latin prō rē nātā in the circumstances, lit. ‘for the affair born’ < prō pro prep. + rē , ablative of rēs thing, affair (see res n.¹) + nātā , ablative feminine of nātus born, past participle of nāscī to be born (see nascent adj.).

A. adv. phr.

For an occasion as it arises; extempore, without prior provision; as required, as needed.Much used in the writing of medical prescriptions in the abbreviated form p. r. n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [adjective] > arising or emerging

pro re nata1578

extempore1639

extemporary1647

upwelling1854

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [adverb] > for an occasion as it arises

pro re nata1578

1578 in J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. (1677) vi. 295 It is in the power of the Eldership to send out qualified persons to visit pro re nata.

1663 H. Oldenburg Let. 10 June in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) II. 86 They were entertained..with good store of occasionall observations, discoursed of promiscuously, pro re nata.

1681 Sir L. Jenkins Let. 27 Oct. in Savile Corr. (1858) 231 Quotas of subsidies to be fixt and determin'd pro re nata.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. ii. 174 It was formerly left to the crown to summon, pro re nata, the most flourishing towns to send representatives to parliament.

1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. xvii. 324 The sovereign reducing himself, pro re nata, to the condition of a private person, as often as he submits his cause to either tribunal.

1805 Edinb. Rev. 12 62 As soon as the hot paroxysm is fully formed it [sc. the cold affusion] is to be used immediately, and repeated pro re nata.

1846 Times 18 Aug. 8/2 At Reading the courts are formed, to use a medical expression, pro re nata, out of a long room divided in the middle by two sets of boards.

1885 Law Times 10 Jan. 185/1 Such orders are only granted pro re natâ, and must be renewed on each fresh occasion arising.

1906 Jrnl. Soc. Compar. Legislation 7 98 Two Mohammedans are attached as assessors to the Court pro re nata in each such case.

1931 Harvard Law Rev. 45 200 Perhaps it would be better to say nothing of Reason and to deal with emergent situations fragmentarily and spasmodically, pro re nata, as long as we can.

1996 Jrnl. Soc. Pediatric Nurses (Nexis) 1 93 Intermittent dosing of analgesics is linked to physicians' tendency to prescribe analgesics to be given pro re nata (prn).

B. adj.

Of a meeting, council, etc.: extraordinary, held or called to deal with a specific matter. Also more generally: resulting from or responding to particular circumstances.

ΚΠ

1720 Acct. Soc. Scotl. Propagating Christian Knowl. 26 The Society..have..Impowered their Committee to call a general Meeting upon six Days Advertisement to consider such Affairs: But these pro re nata Meetings must be at lest double the usual Quorum of the general Meeting.

1749 Act of Associate Synod 29 The Synod agreed to sist any further Consideration at present of supplying the above Congregations, until a pro Re nata meeting of Synod at Falkirk upon the 24th of May next.

1851 C. Hodge Constit. Hist. Presbyterian Church U.S.A. II. v. 161 The day after the rupture in the Synod, that is, on June 2d, 1741, the Presbytery of New Brunswick held a pro re nata meeting in Philadelphia.

1884 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Sept. 645 Concert in its widest and most universal forms, in all existing and in pro re nata associations; concert of linguistic scholars, of scientists in every branch of literary and cultured men [etc.].

1904 Times 24 Aug. 9/4 A pro re nata meeting of the Edinburgh United Free Church Presbytery was held yesterday.

1966 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 24 June 11/5 Procedural requirements..made it necessary to postpone the election until a pro re nata meeting which probably cannot be held before Labor Day.

1998 Stornoway Gaz. 31 Dec. 9/1 Last week the Lewis Presbytery held a pro re nata meeting—a forum to deal with a specific matter—to discuss Rev Iver Martin's decision to hold a carol service at the Bon Accord Free Church in Aberdeen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pro re nata
释义	pro re nataadv.adj. Brit. /(ˌ)prəʊ reɪ ˈnɑːtə/, U.S. /ˌproʊ ˌreɪ ˈnɑdə/ Forms: 1500s– pro re nata, 1800s pro re natâ. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prō rē nātā. Etymology: < classical Latin prō rē nātā in the circumstances, lit. ‘for the affair born’ < prō pro prep. + rē , ablative of rēs thing, affair (see res n.¹) + nātā , ablative feminine of nātus born, past participle of nāscī to be born (see nascent adj.). A. adv. phr. For an occasion as it arises; extempore, without prior provision; as required, as needed.Much used in the writing of medical prescriptions in the abbreviated form p. r. n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [adjective] > arising or emerging pro re nata1578 extempore1639 extemporary1647 upwelling1854 the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [adverb] > for an occasion as it arises pro re nata1578 1578 in J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. (1677) vi. 295 It is in the power of the Eldership to send out qualified persons to visit pro re nata. 1663 H. Oldenburg Let. 10 June in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) II. 86 They were entertained..with good store of occasionall observations, discoursed of promiscuously, pro re nata. 1681 Sir L. Jenkins Let. 27 Oct. in Savile Corr. (1858) 231 Quotas of subsidies to be fixt and determin'd pro re nata. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. ii. 174 It was formerly left to the crown to summon, pro re nata, the most flourishing towns to send representatives to parliament. 1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. xvii. 324 The sovereign reducing himself, pro re nata, to the condition of a private person, as often as he submits his cause to either tribunal. 1805 Edinb. Rev. 12 62 As soon as the hot paroxysm is fully formed it [sc. the cold affusion] is to be used immediately, and repeated pro re nata. 1846 Times 18 Aug. 8/2 At Reading the courts are formed, to use a medical expression, pro re nata, out of a long room divided in the middle by two sets of boards. 1885 Law Times 10 Jan. 185/1 Such orders are only granted pro re natâ, and must be renewed on each fresh occasion arising. 1906 Jrnl. Soc. Compar. Legislation 7 98 Two Mohammedans are attached as assessors to the Court pro re nata in each such case. 1931 Harvard Law Rev. 45 200 Perhaps it would be better to say nothing of Reason and to deal with emergent situations fragmentarily and spasmodically, pro re nata, as long as we can. 1996 Jrnl. Soc. Pediatric Nurses (Nexis) 1 93 Intermittent dosing of analgesics is linked to physicians' tendency to prescribe analgesics to be given pro re nata (prn). B. adj. Of a meeting, council, etc.: extraordinary, held or called to deal with a specific matter. Also more generally: resulting from or responding to particular circumstances. ΚΠ 1720 Acct. Soc. Scotl. Propagating Christian Knowl. 26 The Society..have..Impowered their Committee to call a general Meeting upon six Days Advertisement to consider such Affairs: But these pro re nata Meetings must be at lest double the usual Quorum of the general Meeting. 1749 Act of Associate Synod 29 The Synod agreed to sist any further Consideration at present of supplying the above Congregations, until a pro Re nata meeting of Synod at Falkirk upon the 24th of May next. 1851 C. Hodge Constit. Hist. Presbyterian Church U.S.A. II. v. 161 The day after the rupture in the Synod, that is, on June 2d, 1741, the Presbytery of New Brunswick held a pro re nata meeting in Philadelphia. 1884 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Sept. 645 Concert in its widest and most universal forms, in all existing and in pro re nata associations; concert of linguistic scholars, of scientists in every branch of literary and cultured men [etc.]. 1904 Times 24 Aug. 9/4 A pro re nata meeting of the Edinburgh United Free Church Presbytery was held yesterday. 1966 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 24 June 11/5 Procedural requirements..made it necessary to postpone the election until a pro re nata meeting which probably cannot be held before Labor Day. 1998 Stornoway Gaz. 31 Dec. 9/1 Last week the Lewis Presbytery held a pro re nata meeting—a forum to deal with a specific matter—to discuss Rev Iver Martin's decision to hold a carol service at the Bon Accord Free Church in Aberdeen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1578
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