- Significavit
Significavit is an obsolete
writ in Englishecclesiastical law , issued out of chancery, that a man be excommunicated for forty days, and imprisoned until he submits himself to the authority of thechurch .
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Significavit — Sig ni*fi*ca vit, n. [L., (he) has signified, perf. ind. of significare to signify.] (Eng. Eccl. Law) Formerly, a writ issuing out of chancery, upon certificate given by the ordinary, of a man s standing excommunicate by the space of forty days,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
significavit — sig·nif·i·ca·vit … English syllables
significavit — (Ecclesiastical law.) A writ for the recaption of a person who had been excommunicated … Ballentine's law dictionary
significavit — kävə̇t, kāv noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, he has signified (the first word in the writ), 3d per. singular perfect indicative of significare 1. a. : a bishop s certificate that a person has been in a state of excom … Useful english dictionary
English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue … Wikipedia
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