English

Adverb

motu proprio ‎(not comparable)

1. Of one’s own free will, of one’s own volition.

Noun

motu proprio ‎(plural motu proprios)

1. A document issued by the Pope on his own initiative directed to the Roman Catholic Church.

Dutch

Etymology

From post-classical Latin motū propriō, from ablative form of classical Latin motus ‎(“motion”) + proprius ‎(“one’s own”).

Adverb

motu proprio

1. motu proprio
   • 2008, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Het spel van de engel, Signatuur, Utrecht, translated by Nelleke Geel

     Mijn instinct zei me dat als hij me weer wilde zien, hij dat motu proprio zou doen en wat deze onvermijdelijke ontmoeting betrof, voelde ik niet de geringste haast.

     My instinct told me that if he wanted to see me again, he would do so motu proprio and concerning this unavoidable meeting, I didn’t feel the least of haste.