transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkwō-wə-ˈrän-(ˌ)tō, -ˈran-; -ˈwȯr-ən-ˌtō, -ˈwär- ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English quo waranto, from Medieval Latin quo warranto by what warrant; from the wording of the writ
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : an English writ formerly requiring a person to show by what authority he exercises a public office, franchise, or liberty
b. : a legal proceeding for a like purpose begun by an information
2. : the legal action begun by a quo warranto