Etymology

locus standi

Today it means: A right to appear in a court of law; legal standing. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

Latin; short for locus standi in iudicio ‘standing position in court’. Latin Locus denotes a location, while standi is the gerund form of the verb stare, meaning to stand.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A right to appear in a court of law; legal standing.
  • from 19th c. Acknowledged position or status.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.