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Notarica
A principle by which the first letter of each word in the expression is used alone
A. E. I. O. U.
Austria's Empire Is Overall Universal. (See A. E. I. O. U.)
Æra
A ER. A—i.e. Anno ERat Augusti. (See Æra.)
Cabal
Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington, Lauderdale. (See Cabal.)
Clio
Chelsea, London, Islington, Office. (See Clio.)
Hempe
“When hempe is spun England is done.”
Henry, Edward, Mary, Philip, Elizabeth. (See Hempe.)
Hip! hip! hurrah!
Hierosolyma Est Perdita. (See Hip.)
Ichthus
Iesous CHristos THeou Uios Soter. (See Ichthus.)
I. T. N. O. T. G. A. O. T. U.
(It-not-ga-otu)—i.e.
In The Name Of The Great Architect Of The Universe.
A Freemason's notarica.
Kole
King's Own Light Infantry (the 51st Foot).
Limp
Louis, Iames, Mary, Prince. (See Limp.)
Maccabees
Mi Camokah, Baelim Jehovah. (See Maccabzeus.)
News
North, East, West, South. (See News.)
Smectymnuus
Stephen Marshall, Edmund Calamy, Thomas Young, Matthew Newcomen, Unilliam Spurstow. (See Smec.)
Tory
True Old Royal Yeoman.
The following palindrome may be added:
E.T.L.N.L.T.E. Eat to live, Never live to eat.
In Latin thus:
E.U.V.N.V.U.R. Edas ut vivas, ne vivas ut edas.
Whig
We Hope In God.
Wise
Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England—i.e.
Wales, Ireland, and Scotland added to England.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Notarica from Infoplease:
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