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exequatur

UK/ɛksɪˈkweɪtə/

exequatur noun: an official authorization given by a government to a consul etc.

Noun

exequatur (plural exequaturs)

  1. An official authorization given by a government to a consul etc.
    • I must briefly visit Sweden and if possible Paris. I hope to get the necessary exequatur this week for both […]1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 716

Forms of exequatur

pluralexequaturs

Origin of exequatur

Learned borrowing from Latin exequātur.

Questions about exequatur

What does exequatur mean?
Exequatur means an official authorization given by a government to a consul etc.
What part of speech is exequatur?
Exequatur is a noun.
How do you pronounce exequatur?
Exequatur is pronounced /ɛksɪˈkweɪtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of exequatur?
The plural of exequatur is exequaturs.

Words near exequatur in the dictionary

  1. exenterating
  2. exenteration
  3. exenterations
  4. exepanol
  5. exept
  6. exequatur
  7. exequaturs
  8. exequial
  9. exequies
  10. exequious
  11. exequy

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