the term "international" was coined by the utilitarian philosopher jeremy bentham in his "introduction to principles of morals and legislation", which was printed for publication in 1780 and published in 1789. bentham wrote: "the word "international", it must be acknowledged, is a new one; though, it is hoped, sufficiently analogous and intelligible. it is calculated to express, in a more significant way, the branch of law which goes commonly under the name of the "law of nations". the word was adopted in french in 1801. thomas erskine holland noted in his article on bentham in the 11th edition of the "encyclopædia britannica" that "many of bentham's phrases, such as 'international,' 'utilitarian,' 'codification,' are valuable additions to our language; but the majority of them, especially those of greek derivation, have taken no root in it."