jure divino

English

Etymology

From Latin iūre dīvīnō.

Phrase

jure divino

1. by divine right

Quotations

• "And therefore whatsoever any subject doth, if it be not contrary to the civil law, and whatsoever a sovereign doth, if it be not against the law of nature, he doth it jure divino, by divine right." Part II, Chapter 29, Paragraph 5, The Elements of Law by Thomas Hobbes