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iurisdictio

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Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [juː.rɪsˈdɪk.ti.oː][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ju.rizˈdik.t͡si.o][1]

Forms

iūrisdictiō f (genitive iūrisdictiōnis); third declension[1]

Etymology

It is from ⟨iūris⟩, the genitive of iūs “law”, and dictiō “speaking, declaring”.[2][1][3] Its parts are often written apart.[2]

Earliest recorded meaning

The OLD's earliest citation is from Cicero, of the administration of justice.[2] Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.[4]

Semantic evolution

It meant the administration of justice, as in Cicero, and in Suetonius the authority to administer it, jurisdiction, and by transfer the power to decide.[2]

In canon law it meant the power to govern the faithful.[5] Medieval Latin used it for a particular right and for a judicial district.[6] British Medieval Latin used it for jurisdiction, in Gascony high and low, and that of the Church.[7] It survives in Italian giurisdizione and French juridiction, and through Old French it gave English jurisdiction in the early 14th century.[1][3]

Timeline

  • 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of administering justice.[2][4]
  • c. 75–c. 150 AD – Suetonius uses it of authority.[2][4]
  • early 14th century – English jurisdiction is recorded.[3]

Meanings

Noun

  1. The administration of justice.[2]
  2. Jurisdiction; power to decide.[2]
  3. (Medieval Latin) A judicial district.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
  4. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
  5. ^ Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson
  6. ^ a b Niermeyer, J. F. (1976), Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden: Brill
  7. ^ 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