indicavit means A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
noun
- A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts.“This act recited, that thentofore suits met with unmeet delays, by the indicavits being sued out before the suit in the spiritual court was recorded”