supersedeas
/ˌsuːpəˈsiːdɪəs/ /ˌsjuːpəˈsiːdɪəs/noun
1Without writ.
2More fully writ of supersedeas.
Phrases
clerk of the supersedeas
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in William Langland (c1325–c1390), poet. From Anglo-Norman supersedeas, noun from post-classical Latin supersedeas, title of a form of writ from classical Latin supersedeas ‘you shall desist’, used in the formula of the writ.