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significavits

significavits is the plural of significavit.

Meaning of significavit

Noun

significavit (plural significavits)

  1. (UK, 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.
    • the Kings Courts can receive Significavits from none but the person to whom (if need be) they may write to discharge the Prisoner1682, English Liberties

Questions about significavits

What is significavits the plural of?
Significavits is the plural of significavit.

Words near significavits in the dictionary

  1. significator
  2. significators
  3. significatory
  4. significatrix
  5. significavit
  6. significavits
  7. significs
  8. signified
  9. signifieds
  10. signifier
  11. signifiers

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