Significavit
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In ecolesiastical law. When this word is used alone, It means the bishop's certificate to the court of chancery in order to obtain the writ of excommunication; but, where the words "writ of significavit" are used, the meaning is the same as "writ de excommunicato capiendo."
Shelf. Mar. Sc Div. 502. Obsolete.