ˈmid.əməs noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin, we send, 1st person plural present indicative of mittere to send — more at smite
1.
a. : a writ formerly used in England for directing the trial of a cause in a county palatine
b. : a warrant of commitment to prison
c. : a writ for removing records from one court to another
2. Britain : discharge , dismissal
3. Britain : magistrate