exequatur

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UK/ɛksɪˈkweɪtə/

noun

An official authorization given by a government to a consul etc.

OriginLatin exequātur →
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Meanings

nounexequatur (plural exequaturs)

plural exequaturs

  1. An official authorization given by a government to a consul etc.

    I must briefly visit Sweden and if possible Paris. I hope to get the necessary exequatur this week for both […]

    1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 716

Origin

  1. Latinexequātur
  2. Englishexequatur

Learned borrowing from Latin exequātur.

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Translations

Russian экзеквату́ра
  • экзеквату́ра (ekzekvatúra)Translations
Spanish execuátur, exequatur
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Cite this entry
APA

exequatur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exequatur

MLA

“exequatur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exequatur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exequatur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exequatur.

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