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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
Topics: law
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Latin significāvit (“he has signified”), from significāre (“to signify”).
