Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indicavit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-di-cav-it
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts.

British usage

Example Sentences

"This act recited, that thentofore suits met with unmeet delays, by the indicavits being sued out before the suit in the spiritual court was recorded"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indicāvit (“he has indicated”).

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

indicavits (plural)

Questions

What does indicavit mean?: A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts.
Where does indicavit come from?: Borrowed from Latin indicāvit (“he has indicated”).

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