Intentio
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Lat In the civil law. The formal complaint or claim of a plaintiff before the prætor.
In old English law
A count or declaration in a real action, (narratio.) Bract, lib.
4, tr. 2, c. 2; Fleta, lib. 4, c. 7; Du Cange.