pro Deo

 
Pronunciation: /prəʊ ˈdeɪəʊ/

adjective & adverb

Law, South African
  • with legal costs paid by the state at the instruction of the court: [as adverb]: the counsel defended him pro Deo
  • free of charge: [as adverb]: who’d work pro Deo in this day and age?

Origin:

Latin, literally 'for God'