praemunire

[ pree-myoo-nahy-ree ]

/ ˌpri myuˈnaɪ ri /

noun English Law.

a writ charging the offense of resorting to a foreign court or authority, as that of the pope, and thus calling in question the supremacy of the English crown.

the offense.

the penalty of forfeiture, imprisonment, outlawry, etc., incurred.

Origin of praemunire

1375–1425; short for Medieval Latin praemūnīre faciās (for Latin praemonēre faciās that you cause (the person specified) to be forewarned), the operative words of the writ; praemūnīre to warn (Latin: protect, literally, fortify); replacing late Middle English premunire facias<Medieval Latin, as above. See prae-, muniment

Words nearby praemunire

prae-, praecipe, praecipitatio, praedial, praefect, praemunire, Praeneste, Praenestine, praenomen, praepostor, Praesepe

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Example sentences from the Web for praemunire

Such, on the one hand, was the statute of praemunire, passed in the reign of Richard II.
A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient)|John Henry Blunt
This measure was extended in 1365, and in 1393 by the great statute of Praemunire.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4|Various
This custom was put an end to by the Statute of Praemunire .
Education in England in the Middle Ages|Albert William Parry

British Dictionary definitions for praemunire

praemunire

/ (ˌpriːmjʊˈnaɪərɪ) /

noun English history

a writ charging with the offence of resorting to a foreign jurisdiction, esp to that of the Pope, in a matter determinable in a royal court

the statute of Richard II defining this offence

Word Origin for praemunire

C14: from the Medieval Latin phrase (in the text of the writ) praemūnīre faciās, literally: that you cause (someone) to be warned in advance, from Latin praemūnīre to fortify or protect in front, from prae in front + mūnīre to fortify; in Medieval Latin the verb was confused with Latin praemonēre to forewarn

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单词	praemunire
释义	praemunire [ pree-myoo-nahy-ree ] / ˌpri myuˈnaɪ ri / noun English Law. a writ charging the offense of resorting to a foreign court or authority, as that of the pope, and thus calling in question the supremacy of the English crown. the offense. the penalty of forfeiture, imprisonment, outlawry, etc., incurred. Origin of praemunire 1375–1425; short for Medieval Latin praemūnīre faciās (for Latin praemonēre faciās that you cause (the person specified) to be forewarned), the operative words of the writ; praemūnīre to warn (Latin: protect, literally, fortify); replacing late Middle English premunire facias<Medieval Latin, as above. See prae-, muniment Words nearby praemunire prae-, praecipe, praecipitatio, praedial, praefect, praemunire, Praeneste, Praenestine, praenomen, praepostor, Praesepe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for praemunire Such, on the one hand, was the statute of praemunire, passed in the reign of Richard II. A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient)\|John Henry Blunt This measure was extended in 1365, and in 1393 by the great statute of Praemunire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4\|Various This custom was put an end to by the Statute of Praemunire . Education in England in the Middle Ages\|Albert William Parry British Dictionary definitions for praemunire praemunire / (ˌpriːmjʊˈnaɪərɪ) / noun English history a writ charging with the offence of resorting to a foreign jurisdiction, esp to that of the Pope, in a matter determinable in a royal court the statute of Richard II defining this offence Word Origin for praemunire C14: from the Medieval Latin phrase (in the text of the writ) praemūnīre faciās, literally: that you cause (someone) to be warned in advance, from Latin praemūnīre to fortify or protect in front, from prae in front + mūnīre to fortify; in Medieval Latin the verb was confused with Latin praemonēre to forewarn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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