esse

noun Latin.

1. being; existence.

adjective Latin.

1. absent.

adverb, adjective Latin.

1. in being; in actuality; in actual existence (contrasted wiith in posse).

adverb Law.

1. of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally: to take evidence de bene esse to ensure against its loss.

Latin.

1. to be rather than to seem: motto of North Carolina.

noun philosophy

1. existence
2. essential nature; essence

adjective

1. actually existingCompare in posse