A vidimus refers to an attested copy of a legal document or an official inspection, derived from the Latin phrase 'we have seen.'
A vidimus is an attested copy of a document or an official inspection. The term comes from the Latin 'vidimus,' meaning 'we have seen,' and relates to the Indo-European root for 'to see.'
| Back | vidimus /VAI-di-muhs/ |
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| Front | noun 1. An attested copy of a document. 2. An official inspection. [From Latin vidimus (we have seen), from videre (to see). Ultimately from the Indo-European root weid- (to see), which also gave us guide, wise, vision, advice, idea, story, history, vizard, videlicet, prudential, previse, and invidious. Earliest documented use: 1436.] “The final letter was a vidimus bearing the great seal of Philip the Fair, purportedly confirming the marriage contract between Philip of Artois and Blanche of Brittany.” - Margaret Reeves, et al.; Shell Games; CRRS Publications; 2004. |
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