status quo

The existing condition or state of affairs, as in We don't want to admit more singers to the chorus; we like the status quo. This term, Latin for "state in which," has been used in English since the early 1800s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gathbiyya	-	Arabic
Kathleen	kath-LEEN	Irish, English
Orval	['ɔ:vəl]
Ward	WAHRD	English
Sarai	SER-ie (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Osborne	['ɔzbən]