in nubibusadj.

Brit.

/ɪn ˈnjuːbɪbᵿs/, U.S.

/ɪn ˈn(j)uˌbɪbəs/

Forms: also with capital initial in the second element.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in nūbibus.

Etymology: < classical Latin in nūbibus in the clouds < in in prep. + nūbibus , ablative plural of nūbēs cloud (see nubilous adj.).Compare the following earlier example of post-classical Latin in nubibus in an English legal text:1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) iii. f. xlviii.^v Me semeth that suche a thynge in suche a ryghte that is sayde in dyuers bookes to be in by obeyaunce is as moche to saye in latyn. s[cilicet]. talis res vel tale rectum que vel quod non est in homine ad tunc superstite sed tanto modo est et concestit in consideracione et intelligencia legis. &c. et quidam alii dixerunt talem rem aut talem rectum fore in nubibus. [Such a thing or such a right which is not vested in a person surviving at that time but only exists and consists in the consideration and understanding of the law &c. And certain others said that such a thing or such a right would be in the clouds.] &c. But I suppose that they vnderstande by these wordes in nubibus &c. I haue sayde by fore.

Now somewhat rare.

1. Chiefly Law. Not yet settled or decided.

ΚΠ

1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. Pref. sig. ¶¶ 8 Both the fee and freeholde of the Church is in suspence, and in nubibus.

1624–5 J. Chamberlain in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1848) (modernized text) II. 506 The French match is still in nubibus, and few or none know yet what to judge of it.

1678 E. Ravenscroft Eng. Lawyer i. 5 It is, as the Law says,—in Nubibus—'Tis Riddle me re—'tis something, and nothing.

a1726 G. Gilbert Cases Law & Equity (1760) 266 It would Occasion great Delay, should the Plaintiff be put to take out a new Writ, whilst the Business is thus in Nubibus.

1858 Law Times 27 Feb. 309/3 It will be a waste of words to discuss by anticipation measures that as yet can only be in nubibus.

1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 13 Aug. 335/1 When the famine prices of a few months back were prevailing, one expected to see the American article, but so far it still appeared to be in nubibus.

1973 Examiner (Independence, Missouri) 1 May 4/1 We should not be surprised to find a host of law points affecting this subject still up in the air, ‘in nubibus’ as we lawyers say.

2. figurative. In the clouds; in or belonging to a nebulous region; vague, ill-defined, or impractical in character.

ΚΠ

1796 J. Collard Essent. of Logic iv. xii. 185 These terms..are often used by those who choose to soar in nubibus, rather than grovel on the footpath of perspicuity.

1816 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) IV. 688 The thoughts appear in nubibus or beyond your comprehension.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxvi. 600 ‘Bah,’ said the other, ‘the concert is a concert in nubibus.’

2010 Daily Independent (Lagos) (Nexis) 26 May If the..appellant's issue..did not arise from the decision of the trial court, could it then be said to have arisen in Nubibus from the skies?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	in nubibus
释义	in nubibusadj. Brit. /ɪn ˈnjuːbɪbᵿs/, U.S. /ɪn ˈn(j)uˌbɪbəs/ Forms: also with capital initial in the second element. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in nūbibus. Etymology: < classical Latin in nūbibus in the clouds < in in prep. + nūbibus , ablative plural of nūbēs cloud (see nubilous adj.).Compare the following earlier example of post-classical Latin in nubibus in an English legal text:1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) iii. f. xlviii.^v Me semeth that suche a thynge in suche a ryghte that is sayde in dyuers bookes to be in by obeyaunce is as moche to saye in latyn. s[cilicet]. talis res vel tale rectum que vel quod non est in homine ad tunc superstite sed tanto modo est et concestit in consideracione et intelligencia legis. &c. et quidam alii dixerunt talem rem aut talem rectum fore in nubibus. [Such a thing or such a right which is not vested in a person surviving at that time but only exists and consists in the consideration and understanding of the law &c. And certain others said that such a thing or such a right would be in the clouds.] &c. But I suppose that they vnderstande by these wordes in nubibus &c. I haue sayde by fore. Now somewhat rare. 1. Chiefly Law. Not yet settled or decided. ΚΠ 1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. Pref. sig. ¶¶ 8 Both the fee and freeholde of the Church is in suspence, and in nubibus. 1624–5 J. Chamberlain in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1848) (modernized text) II. 506 The French match is still in nubibus, and few or none know yet what to judge of it. 1678 E. Ravenscroft Eng. Lawyer i. 5 It is, as the Law says,—in Nubibus—'Tis Riddle me re—'tis something, and nothing. a1726 G. Gilbert Cases Law & Equity (1760) 266 It would Occasion great Delay, should the Plaintiff be put to take out a new Writ, whilst the Business is thus in Nubibus. 1858 Law Times 27 Feb. 309/3 It will be a waste of words to discuss by anticipation measures that as yet can only be in nubibus. 1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 13 Aug. 335/1 When the famine prices of a few months back were prevailing, one expected to see the American article, but so far it still appeared to be in nubibus. 1973 Examiner (Independence, Missouri) 1 May 4/1 We should not be surprised to find a host of law points affecting this subject still up in the air, ‘in nubibus’ as we lawyers say. 2. figurative. In the clouds; in or belonging to a nebulous region; vague, ill-defined, or impractical in character. ΚΠ 1796 J. Collard Essent. of Logic iv. xii. 185 These terms..are often used by those who choose to soar in nubibus, rather than grovel on the footpath of perspicuity. 1816 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) IV. 688 The thoughts appear in nubibus or beyond your comprehension. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxvi. 600 ‘Bah,’ said the other, ‘the concert is a concert in nubibus.’ 2010 Daily Independent (Lagos) (Nexis) 26 May If the..appellant's issue..did not arise from the decision of the trial court, could it then be said to have arisen in Nubibus from the skies? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1583
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