Legal Definitions - Anno Domini

Definition: Anno Domini is a Latin phrase that means "in the year of the Lord." It is used to refer to the modern era and the method of calculating time from the birth of Christ. The abbreviation for Anno Domini is A.D. and it is also known as the Year of Our Lord.

1. The Great Wall of China was built in the 7th century A.D.

2. The United States was founded in the year of Our Lord 1776.

These examples illustrate how Anno Domini is used to indicate the year in which an event occurred. In the first example, A.D. is used to specify the century in which the Great Wall of China was built. In the second example, the phrase "year of Our Lord" is used to refer to the year 1776, which is the year in which the United States was founded.