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1. † O. Ni., phr. (and n.1) View full entry 1644

...Formerly used to mark the account of certain types of revenue in the Exchequer, recording the Exchequer's decision that the sheriff is to be held responsible to the King for the sums...

2. respondeat superior, phr. View full entry a1634

...‘Let the superior answer’; the principle that an employer can be held liable for certain wrongs committed by an employee during the course of his or her employment....

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