Per cent. or per centum.—By the hundred.

Per contra.—Contrariwise.

Per curiam.—By the court.

Per diem.—By the day.

Per fas et nefas.—Through right and wrong.

Per saltum.—With a leap; at once.

Per se.—By itself; alone.

Perdu.—Lost.

Père de famille.—The father of a family.

Petit.—Small; little.