“Dictum Meum Pactum”
The title above is Latin for “My word is my bond.” Like you, I have heard many people use this phrase in my lifetime. I wondered what it really meant, so I did a little research. I found out that the saying is an idiom that means that a person’s promise or commitment is as reliable and trustworthy as a formal contract. When someone says this phrase, “My word is my bond,” it signifies...