significavit

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English

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Etymology

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Latin , (he) has signified, perf. ind. of significare (to signify).

Noun

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significavit (plural significavits)

  1. (UK, law, historical) A writ issuing out of chancery, upon certificate given by the ordinary, of a man's standing excommunicate by the space of forty days, for the laying him up in prison till he submit himself to the authority of the church.
    • 1682, English Liberties:
      the Kings Courts can receive Significavits from none but the person to whom (if need be) they may write to discharge the Prisoner

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Latin

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Verb

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significāvit

  1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of significō