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de·di·mus
\ˈdedēməs, ˈdād-\ noun
or dedimus po·tes·ta·tem \-ˌpōd.əˈstäd.əm, -päd.əˈstād.-\
Etymology: dedimus from Middle English, from Latin, we have given, 1st person plural perfect indicative of dare to give; dedimus potestatem from Latin, we have given the power; from the use of these words in the writ — more at date
: a writ to commission a private person to perform some act in place of a judge (as to examine a witness) |