Word.ws English Dictionary

in statu quo

Syllables: in sta·tu quoUS/ˌɪn ˈstɑ.tu ˈkwoʊ/

in statu quo adverb: in the former or same state.

Adverb

in statu quo (not comparable)

  1. In the former or same state.

Origin of in statu quo

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin in statū quō (literally “in the state in which”). First attested in 1602.

Questions about in statu quo

What does in statu quo mean?
In statu quo means in the former or same state.
What part of speech is in statu quo?
In statu quo is an adverb.
How do you pronounce in statu quo?
In statu quo is pronounced /ˌɪn ˈstɑ.tu ˈkwoʊ/ (US).

Words near in statu quo in the dictionary

  1. in splendour
  2. in splits
  3. in state
  4. in statu nascendi
  5. in statu pupillari
  6. in statu quo
  7. in status nascendi
  8. in stead
  9. in stead of
  10. in steam
  11. in steed

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: in statu quo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “in statu quo.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/in_statu_quo. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.