Nisi dominus frustra is the motto of the City of Edinburgh. It means unless the Lord in vain, which is a contraction of 127th Psalm:
Except the Lord build the house, They labour in vain that build it
Except the Lord keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.
Nisi is a conjunction meaning unless, dominus, -i means lord, master, and frustra is an adverb meaning in vain.
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