EXEQUATUR


Meaning of EXEQUATUR in English

/ek'si kway"teuhr, -kwot"euhr/ , n.

1. a written recognition of a consul by the government of the state in which he or she is stationed giving authorization to exercise appropriate powers.

2. an authorization granted by a secular ruler for the publication of papal bulls or other ecclesiastical enactments to give them binding force.

[ 1780-90; exequi. See EXEQUY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .