exequatur

American  

[ek-si-kwey-ter, -kwot-er] / ˌɛk sɪˈkweɪ tər, -ˈkwɒt ər /

noun

1. a written recognition of a consul, issued by the government of the state in which the consul is stationed, giving authorization to exercise appropriate powers.

2. an authorization granted by a secular ruler for the publication of papal bulls or other ecclesiastical enactments to give them binding force.

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exequatur British  

/ ˌɛksɪˈkweɪtə /

noun

1. an official authorization issued by a host country to a consular agent, permitting him to perform his official duties

2. an act by which the civil governments of certain nations permit the laws of the Roman Catholic Church to take effect in their territories

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Etymology

Origin of exequatur

First recorded in 1780–90; from Latin: literally, “he may perform,” 3rd person singular present subjunctive of ex(s)equī; see exequy

Example Sentences

He complained bitterly of the conduct of the councils in those states, which refused to allow the publication of his bulls without the royal exequatur.

From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by Prescott, William Hickling

October 26, Seward read to Lyons the instruction to Adams on the revocation of Bunch's exequatur.

From Great Britain and the American Civil War by Adams, Ephraim Douglass

This was the recall by Seward of the exequatur of the British consul Bunch, at Charleston, South Carolina.

From Great Britain and the American Civil War by Adams, Ephraim Douglass

But in spite of all this the fact remains that Confucius has not been appointed a god and holds no exequatur entitling him to that rank.

From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)

This exequatur, called in Turkey a barat, may be revoked at any time at the discretion of the government where he resides.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" by Various