praemunire facias
/ˌpriːmjʊˈnɪəri ˈfakɪas/ /ˌpriːmjuːˈnɪəri ˈfeɪʃɪəs/Law. Now historical
noun
More fully writ of praemunire facias. A writ charging a sheriff to summon a person accused of asserting or maintaining papal jurisdiction in England (originally one accused of prosecuting abroad a suit cognizable by English law), so denying the ecclesiastical supremacy of the monarch.
- Writs of praemunire facias were first issued in accordance with the statute 3 Rich. II c. 3 in 1379..
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in William Paston. From post-classical Latin premunire facias, premuniri facias, the name of the writ, use as noun of the first words of the writ from classical Latin praemunīre to fortify, in post-classical Latin (e.g. in MSS of classical Latin authors) confused with and used for praemonēre to forewarn, admonish, warn + faciās, 2nd person singular present subjunctive of facere to do, make.