dedimus
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of dedimus
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, such as to examine a witness, etc.
“A Dedimus was awarded to take the Conuſance of a Fine from Baron and Feme, and the Conuſance of Baron only was returned, and the Feme would not acknowledge it.”
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Etymology
From Latin dedimus (“we gave”), from do (“to give”). So called because the writ began "Dedimus potestatem […] ".
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