hic jacet

hic jacet

A Latin phrase meaning "here lies" that is often inscribed on gravestones. This headstone is a mystery—it says "Hic jacet" with no name underneath!
See also: hic
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • hic
  • e pluribus unum
  • beck and call
  • a word to the wise
  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • a penny for them
  • be twiddling (one's) thumbs
  • be twiddling your thumbs
  • 57
  • and the rest
References in periodicals archive
He does so when he claims that he will retrieve his lost drum from the field of battle, or "hic jacet" (3.6.62).
The many masks of Parolles
Fiat justitia, ruat coelum, Post mortem unum, ante bellum, Hic jacet hoc, ex-parte res, Politicum e-conomico est.
"Political economy." (salesmen)