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quid (1308-09)

quid (1308-09)

 
  FEW:  quid 2/ii,1468a Gdf: GdfC:  quidproquo 10,463c TL: DEAF: DMF:  quiproquo  TLF:  quiproquo  OED: MED: DMLBS:  quis (quid) 2636b
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quid juris clamat
lawa judicial writ or action brought to require a person to show his title
( 1308-09 ) nous fussoms ore a un quid juris clamat ou il covent qe le dreit soit trié  YBB Ed II ii 48
( 1339 )  Quid juris clamat pur l'eir le conise. Qaunt a parcelle il clama fee par relees le conisour  YBB 13-14 Ed III 39
quid pro quo
lawrecompense, something of value given in exchange for something else to make a legal bargain
( 1345 )  s'il sourde entre persone et patroun, il y ad quid pro quo; et issint bargayn de quei court avera conissance et purra enquere  YBB 19 Ed III 101
( 1388 )  del heure qe nous ne pouvoms avoir quid pro quo, [nous demaundoms] jugemement si [...] accion deviez avoir  YBB 12 Rich II 23

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See also:

que1  quo1 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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