Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Meum and Tuum

That which belongs to me and that which is another's. Meum is Latin for “what is mine,” and tuum is Latin for “what is thine.” If a man is said not to know the difference between meum and tuum, it is a polite way of saying he is a thief.

“Meum est propos'itum in taberna mari. ” A famous drinking song by Walter Mapes, who died in 1210.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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