an official authorization issued by a host country to a consular agent, permitting him or her to perform his or her official duties
2.
an act by which the civil governments of certain nations permit the laws of the Roman Catholic Church to take effect in their territories
Word origin
C18: from Latin, literally: let him perform, from exequī to perform, from ex-1 + sequī to follow
exequatur in American English
(ˌɛksɪˈkweɪtər)
noun
an official document given to a consul or commercial agent by the government of the country to which the person is assigned, authorizing the performance of duties there
Word origin
L, 3d pers. sing., pres. subj., of exequi, exsequi, to follow out, perform: see executor