détenu, fem. détenue (Fr.), a prisoner.
de trop (Fr.), too much, or too many, superfluous, intrusive.
detur digniori (L.), let it be given to the more worthy;—detur pulchriori (L.), let it be given to the fairer.
Deus avertat! (L.), God forbid!
Deus det! (L.), God grant!
deus ex machina (L.), a god [let down] out of the machine [in theatrical apparatus]: a too obvious device in an author's plot.
deus nobis hæc otia fecit (L.), it is a god that hath given us this ease.
Deus vobiscum! (L.), God be with you!
Deus vult! (L.), God wills it! [the Crusaders' cry].
dextro tempore (L.), at a lucky moment.