ämˈpä(ˌ)rō noun
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish, literally, protection, from amparar to protect, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin anteparare, from Latin ante before + parare to prepare — more at ante- , pare
1. Spanish law : a preliminary certificate issued to a claimant of land as a protection to his claim until a survey can be had and the full title vested
2. Spanish law : a proceeding analogous to habeas corpus