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quare impedit

quare impedit noun: a writ in English law commencing a common-law action for deciding a disputed right of presentation to a benefice, a right known as an advowson.

Noun

quare impedit (plural quare impedits)

  1. (historical) A writ in English law commencing a common-law action for deciding a disputed right of presentation to a benefice, a right known as an advowson.

Forms of quare impedit

pluralquare impedits

Origin of quare impedit

From Latin [Term?] (literally “why he hinders”), from the words of the ancient writ that started the proceeding until the 19th century.

Questions about quare impedit

What does quare impedit mean?
Quare impedit means a writ in English law commencing a common-law action for deciding a disputed right of presentation to a benefice, a right known as an advowson.
What part of speech is quare impedit?
Quare impedit is a noun.
What is the plural of quare impedit?
The plural of quare impedit is quare impedits.

Words near quare impedit in the dictionary

  1. quarantinist
  2. quarantinists
  3. quaranty
  4. quare
  5. quare clausum fregit
  6. quare impedit
  7. quare impedits
  8. quarell
  9. quarells
  10. quarenden
  11. quarendens

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