proviso quod
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin proviso quod, from prōvīsō (ablative neuter singular past participle form of prōvidēre, “to provide”) + quod (neuter form of quī, “that”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹɒˈviːsəʊ ˌkwɒd/
Adverb edit
proviso quod (not comparable)
- It being provided that.
- 1607: John Cowell, The interpreter: or booke containing the signification of words, p[UNKNOWN]
- …if the plaintife or demandaunt desist in prosecuting an action, by bringing it to a triall, the defendant or tenent may take out the venire facias to the Shyreeue: which hath in it these words, Prouiso quod, &c. to this ende, that if the plaintife take out any writ to that purpose, the shyreeue shall summon but one Iurie vpon them both.
- 1607: John Cowell, The interpreter: or booke containing the signification of words, p[UNKNOWN]
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ The Oxford English Dictionary (2007)