English → Latin
“behalf” in Latin
ūtorto use, make use of, employ; to enjoy, indulge in, take advantage of; to experience, undergo, encountercommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming; opportune, timely, tidy; pleasant, friendlygrātiagrace; thankfulness; thanks (see grātiās agō, grātiās habeō)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
behalf
usus: commodum: in my behalf mea causa; meam ob causam: propter me (in behalf or an account of me): meo nomine (in my behalf or person): meis verbis (in my behalf or in my name; e.g., salute him in my name, where meo nomine would not be Latin): pro me (in my behalf or stead; in behalf of anything or anybody, alicujus causa or gratia; in thy behalf, tua causa).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for behalf?
- The usual Latin words for “behalf” are ūtor, commodus, grātia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.