n.
Pronunciation: ˌ s ə r-sh( ē -) ə - ' rer- ē , - ' rär- ē , - ' ra-r ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from L, literally, to be informed; from the use of the word in the writ
Date: 15th century
: a writ of superior court to call up the records of an inferior court or a body acting in a quasi-judicial capacity