le beau monde (Fr.). The fashionable world.
le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle (Fr.). The game is not worth the candle; the object is not worth the trouble.
lése majesté (Fr.). High treason.
l'homme propose, et Dieu dispose (Fr.). Man proposes and God disposes.
limæ labor et mora (L.). The labour and delay of the file; the slow and laborious polishing of a literary composition.
loco citato (L.). In the place cited.
lusus naturæ (L.). A sport or freak of nature.
Ma chère (Fr.). My dear (fem.).
ma foi (Fr.). Upon my faith.
magnum bonum (L.). A great good.