Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
hoc a maioribus nostris sapienti consilio insitutum est
English translation:
This was/has been established by our ancestors in accordance with wise planning.
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Latin term
hoc a maioribus nostris sapienti consilio insitutum est
Latin to English
Art/Literary
History
a historical account of a university
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(English)
| 5 | This was/has been established by our ancestors in accordance with wise planning. |
Joseph Brazauskas
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Proposed translations
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Joseph Brazauskas
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
When You Want It Done Right
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
, Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Latin to English, English to Latin, Greek (Ancient) to English, and 23 more.
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This was/has been established by our ancestors in accordance with wise planning.
Or perhaps better: 'This was instituted by our ancestors with sagacious deliberation'.
'Sapienti consilio' is ablative of manner, 'cum' being omitted because modified by an adjective (actually by a participle used adjectivally).
'Sapienti consilio' is ablative of manner, 'cum' being omitted because modified by an adjective (actually by a participle used adjectivally).
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