Etymology

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Today it means: A confirmation and reaffirmation of one or several royal grants made in the past, generally at the request of a putative beneficiary. Full definition →

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The story

Latin, "we have inspected". It was the first word of ancient English charters confirming a grant made by a former king.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.