writ
1[ rit ]
/ rɪt /
noun
Law.
- a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified act.
- (in early English law) any formal document in letter form, under seal, and in the sovereign's name.
something written; a writing: sacred writ.
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Origin of writ
1before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Norse rit writing, Gothic writs letter. See write
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Definition for writ (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for writ (1 of 2)
writ1
/ (rɪt) /
noun
law (formerly) a document under seal, issued in the name of the Crown or a court, commanding the person to whom it is addressed to do or refrain from doing some specified actOfficial name: claim
archaic a piece or body of writingHoly Writ
Word Origin for writ
Old English; related to Old Norse rit, Gothic writs stroke, Old High German riz (German Riss a tear). See write
British Dictionary definitions for writ (2 of 2)
writ2
/ (rɪt) /
verb
archaic, or dialect a past tense and past participle of write
writ large plain to see; very obvious
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