English
indicavit
Indicavit comes from Latin indicāvit ‘he has indicated’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEindicāvit‘he has indicated’
- Englishearliest quotation 1791indicavit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEindicāvit‘he has indicated’
- Englishearliest quotation 1791indicavit
Earliest quotation: 1791, John Mallory, Modern Entries: “This act recited, that thentofore suits met with unmeet…”
Every English word from Latin indicāvit
Today it means
noun A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin indicāvit / indicavit