# significavit

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A writ issuing out of chancery, upon certificate given by the ordinary, of a man's standing excommunicate by the space of forty days, for the laying him up in prison till he submit himself to the authority of the church.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin significāvit (“he has signified”), from significāre (“to signify”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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