writ
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writ (rit)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Archaic write: now mainly in the phrase writ large, expressed, shown, or done on a larger scale or in a clearer or more emphatic way
writ2 definition
writ (rit)
noun
- Now Rare something written; writing; document
- a formal legal document ordering or prohibiting some action
Etymology: ME < OE < writan: see write
writ Idioms
someone's writ runs
someone has power or authority of a specified kind or scope
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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