scil.

American  

abbreviation

1. to wit; namely (used especially on legal documents, as an affidavit, pleading, etc., to verify the place of action).

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Etymology

Origin of scil.

From the Latin word scīlicet, contraction of scīre licet “it is permitted to know”

Example Sentences

The word avatār means 'descent', scil. of the Deity to earth, and covers more than the term 'incarnation'.

From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William

After the expulsion of the sea by this famous Saint, scil.:

From The Life of St. Declan of Ardmore by Power, P. (Patrick)

Of this same race of Eoghan was the holy bishop Declan of whom I shall speak later scil.:

From The Life of St. Declan of Ardmore by Power, P. (Patrick)