English · Idiom Historical

Hie Jacets

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Tombstones, so called from the first two words of their Latin inscriptions: "Here lies . . .

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bảng tombstone, được đặt tên từ hai từ đầu của bản khắc tiếng Latinh

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Hie Jacets” mean?

Tombstones, so called from the first two words of their Latin inscriptions: "Here lies . . .

Is “Hie Jacets” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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