sub rosa



sub rosa

Privately. This Latin phrase (meaning "under the rose") refers to the ancient use of the rose as a symbol of secrecy. No, I had no idea they were planning to reject the proposal. They must have reached that decision sub rosa.
See also: sub

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DraŠKo-Serbian, Croatian
Siddharth-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Magne-Norwegian
Edith['i:diθ]
LuukLUYKDutch
Brielle-English (Modern)