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| − | ''Questio quid juris'' is a Latin law term meaning roughly "I question which law [applies]." Its use dates back to the Middle Ages, and [[Geoffrey Chaucer]], in the Prologue to the [[Canterbury Tales]] (c. 1390), has his illiterate " | + | '''''Questio quid juris''''' is a Latin law term meaning roughly "I question which law [applies]." Its use dates back to the Middle Ages, and [[Geoffrey Chaucer]], in the Prologue to the [[Canterbury Tales]] (c. 1390), has his illiterate "Sumnour" (Summoner, a server of legal writs for the ecclesiastical courts) always shout out the phrase when he is drunk: |
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| + | <center>{{Cquote|'''''And whan that he wel dronken hadde the wyn,''''' | ||
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| + | '''''Than wolde he speke no word but Latyn.''''' | ||
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| + | '''''A fewe termes hadde he, two or thre,''''' | ||
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| + | '''''That he had lerned out of som decree-''''' | ||
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| + | '''''No wonder is, he herde it al the day,''''' | ||
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| + | '''''And eek ye knowen wel how that a jay''''' | ||
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| + | '''''Kan clepen "Watte" as wel as kan the pope.''''' | ||
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| + | '''''But whoso koude in oother thyng hym grope,''''' | ||
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| + | '''''Thanne hadde he spent al his philosophie;''''' | ||
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| + | '''''Ay "''Questio quid iuris" wolde he crie.'''''}}</center> | ||
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[[Category:Latin Legal Terms]] | [[Category:Latin Legal Terms]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:43, March 18, 2024
Questio quid juris is a Latin law term meaning roughly "I question which law [applies]." Its use dates back to the Middle Ages, and Geoffrey Chaucer, in the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (c. 1390), has his illiterate "Sumnour" (Summoner, a server of legal writs for the ecclesiastical courts) always shout out the phrase when he is drunk:
| “ | And whan that he wel dronken hadde the wyn,
Than wolde he speke no word but Latyn. A fewe termes hadde he, two or thre, That he had lerned out of som decree- No wonder is, he herde it al the day, And eek ye knowen wel how that a jay Kan clepen "Watte" as wel as kan the pope. But whoso koude in oother thyng hym grope, Thanne hadde he spent al his philosophie; Ay "Questio quid iuris" wolde he crie. |
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