Suum Cuique
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Suum Cuique is a Latin phrase meaning "to each his own," historically used as a motto expressing the principle of giving every person their due.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Suum Cuique canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4772011 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Suum Cuique Context triple: [Order of the Black Eagle, motto, Suum Cuique]
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A.
Summa
Summa is a comprehensive, systematically organized theological treatise characteristic of medieval scholastic thought, exemplified by works like Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae.
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B.
Quaecumque vera
Quaecumque vera is the Latin motto of the University of Alberta, traditionally translated as "Whatsoever things are true."
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C.
The Seven Oft-Repeated
The Seven Oft-Repeated is a revered title for Surah Al-Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Qur’an that is recited in every unit of Muslim prayer.
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D.
Utraque Unum
Utraque Unum is the Latin motto of Georgetown University, meaning “Both into One,” expressing the union of different traditions or elements into a harmonious whole.
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E.
Quicunque vult
Quicunque vult is a traditional Christian statement of faith, commonly known as the Athanasian Creed, that sets out detailed doctrines on the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Suum Cuique Target entity description: Suum Cuique is a Latin phrase meaning "to each his own," historically used as a motto expressing the principle of giving every person their due.
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A.
Summa
Summa is a comprehensive, systematically organized theological treatise characteristic of medieval scholastic thought, exemplified by works like Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae.
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B.
Quaecumque vera
Quaecumque vera is the Latin motto of the University of Alberta, traditionally translated as "Whatsoever things are true."
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C.
The Seven Oft-Repeated
The Seven Oft-Repeated is a revered title for Surah Al-Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Qur’an that is recited in every unit of Muslim prayer.
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D.
Utraque Unum
Utraque Unum is the Latin motto of Georgetown University, meaning “Both into One,” expressing the union of different traditions or elements into a harmonious whole.
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E.
Quicunque vult
Quicunque vult is a traditional Christian statement of faith, commonly known as the Athanasian Creed, that sets out detailed doctrines on the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin phrase
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motto ⓘ |
| associatedIdea |
each person should receive what they deserve
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individual rights ⓘ merit-based distribution ⓘ |
| associatedWithThinker |
Aristotle
NERFINISHED
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Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Latin ethical maxim
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Latin legal phrase ⓘ Latin political motto ⓘ |
| componentWord |
Cuique
ⓘ
Suum ⓘ |
| conceptualMeaning |
principle of distributive justice
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to give each person their due ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
ethics
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heraldry ⓘ jurisprudence ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| grammaticalForm |
dative singular of quisque (cuique)
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neuter singular possessive pronoun (suum) ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
suum cuique tribuere
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unicuique suum ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
to each his own
ⓘ
to each their own ⓘ |
| moralImplication | people should be treated according to their actions or status ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
fairness
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justice ⓘ legal principle ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | classical antiquity ⓘ |
| translation |
to each his own
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to each what he is due ⓘ |
| usedAsMottoBy |
German military formations (historical)
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Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Black Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussian military units ⓘ Prussian state ⓘ courts of law ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
legal maxims
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military insignia ⓘ philosophical discourse ⓘ state mottos ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Suum Cuique Description of subject: Suum Cuique is a Latin phrase meaning "to each his own," historically used as a motto expressing the principle of giving every person their due.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.