<dhok> Decree Nisi
<dhok> an order by a court of law stating the date on which a marriage will end unless a good reason not to grant a divorce is produced.
<pthag> nisi
<pthag> u see
<dhok> means "unless" yes
<pthag> pronounced /naisai/ fyi
<dhok> a legal term around since before the great vowel shift i see
<pthag> i think that's unwarrented
<pthag> this is standard english pronunciation of latin
<pthag> it could have been invented in 1873 and it would still be pronounced that way
<pthag> most things were, in fact, invented in 1873
<dhok> what happened in the year 1873
<Slereah> they invented inventions