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pro aris et focis

foreign term pro aris et fo·cis \prō-ˌä-ˌrēs-et-ˈf-ˌkēs\

Definition of PRO ARIS ET FOCIS

:  for altars and firesides
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Origin of PRO ARIS ET FOCIS

Latin

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