quare impedit

noun

A writ in English law commencing a common-law action for deciding a disputed right of presentation to a benefice, a right known as an advowson.

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Meanings

nounquare impedit (plural quare impedits)

plural quare impedits

  1. historicallawA writ in English law commencing a common-law action for deciding a disputed right of presentation to a benefice, a right known as an advowson.

Origin

  1. Latin[Term?]
  2. Englishquare impedit

From Latin [Term?] (literally “why he hinders”), from the words of the ancient writ that started the proceeding until the 19th century.

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APA

quare impedit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quare%20impedit

MLA

“quare impedit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quare%20impedit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quare impedit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quare%20impedit.

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