intrusio

Forms

intrūsiō f (genitive intrūsiōnis); third declension^[1][2] Köbler also lists the spelling intrūcio.^[1]

Etymology

It is a noun of action from Latin intrūdō (“to thrust in”).^[1][2] The DMLBS treats it as Medieval Latin and compares Anglo-Norman intrusion and intrucion.^[3]

Earliest recorded meaning

Latham dates it to the 12th century.^[1] The first dated record in the DMLBS is from 1198, when an English court record amerces a man for unlawful entry into land.^[3]

Semantic evolution

In England it was used of intruding into a church office, of usurping temporal power, and in law of unlawful entry into the possession of land, which gave its name to a writ.^[3] Niermeyer gives intrusion, trespass and usurpation, and also imprisonment;^[4] the MLW records carceris intrusio for putting someone into prison, injury in general, and in canon law the unlawful admission of someone to a church office.^[5] Polish and Czech sources add the driving of cattle into a place and the sheathing of a sword,^[2][6] and a Hungarian source has the literal act of thrusting in.^[7]

Timeline

• 12th century – Latham's first record.^[1]
• 1198 – An English court record uses it of unlawful entry into land.^[3]
• 1275 – A document from Trent uses carceris intrusio for imprisonment.^[5]
• 1387 – A Polish record notes two groats paid for driving in cattle.^[2]

Meanings

Noun

1. intrusion into a church office; unlawful appointment to one.^[3][5][6]
2. usurpation, trespass, encroachment.^[4][3]
3. (law) Unlawful entry into the possession of land; a writ or plea concerning it.^[3]
4. imprisonment, putting into prison.^[4][5][2]
5. The act of thrusting or driving in.^[7][2][6]

Related words

• intrudo

References

1. ^ a b c d e Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
2. ^ a b c d e f Lexicon mediae et infimae Latinitatis Polonorum (1953–), Kraków: Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN; electronic ed. elexicon.scriptores.pl
3. ^ a b c d e f g Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press
4. ^ a b c Niermeyer, J. F. (1976), Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden: Brill
5. ^ a b c d Mittellateinisches Wörterbuch bis zum ausgehenden 13. Jahrhundert (1967–), Munich: C. H. Beck; Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
6. ^ a b c Latinitatis medii aevi lexicon Bohemorum / Slovník středověké latiny v českých zemích (1977–), Prague: Academia; electronic version, Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences
7. ^ a b Bartal, Antal, et al. (1987–), Lexicon Latinitatis Medii Aevi Hungariae, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó; online ed. ELTE