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- Medieval Latin · borrowed fromquō warrantō“by what warrant”
- English todayquo warranto
Borrowed from Medieval Latin quō warrantō (“by what warrant”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
quo warranto
Today it means: A legal proceeding used to challenge the right of an individual or corporation to hold a public office or to exercise a certain franchise or privilege. Full definition →
Medieval Latin quō warrantō