proviso quod

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Definition of proviso quod in English English dictionary

It being provided that

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.

Hyphenation

pro·vi·so quod

Etymology

() From Latin proviso quod, from prōvīsō (ablative neuter singular past participle form of prōvidēre, “to provide”) + quod (neuter form of quī, “that”).The Oxford English Dictionary (2007)