“proprio”

The following 4 entries include the term proprio.

ex proprio vigore

: of its own force

motu proprio

noun

: a rescript initiated and issued by the pope of his own accord and apart from the advice of others

proprio motu

adverb

: by one's own motion : on one's own initiative

proprio vigore

adverb

: of or by its own force independently


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