correus debendi
/ˈkɒɹɪəs dɪˈbɛndaɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "1668, July 3⁽¹⁾ and December 19⁽²⁾, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun”⁽¹⁾ and “Mr. Alexander Seaton contra Menzies”⁽²⁾ in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), pages 548⁽²⁾ and 575⁽²⁾ ⁽¹⁾ He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner. ⁽²⁾ The Pupil after his Pupillarity, had granted a Diſcharge to one of the Co-tutors, which did extinguiſh the whole Debt of that Co-tutor, and conſequently of all the reſt, they being all correi debendi, lyable by one individual Obligation, which cannot be Diſcharged as to one, and ſtand as to all the reſt."
Etymology
First attested in 1668, in the singular on July 3rd and in the plural on December 19th; Latin: correus (“partaker in guilt”, “co-defendant”) + dēbendī (“of that which is to be owed”, the genitive singular of the neuter substantive of the future passive participle of dēbeō, “I owe”) = “one jointly liable for something owed”.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈkɒɹɪəs dɪˈbɛndaɪ/