EXEQUATUR  , the See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter patent, issued by a See also:

• FOREIGN

foreign See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office and signed by a See also:

• SOVEREIGN

sovereign, which guarantees to a foreign- See also:

• CONSUL
• CONSUL (in Gr. generally ihraros,ashortened form of errpavgybs 8hraeos, i.e. praetor maximus)

consul the rights and privileges of his office, and ensures his recognition in the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state in which he is appointed to exercise them . If a consul is not appointed by See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission he receives no exequatur; and a See also:

• NOTICE

notice in the See also:

• GAZETTE

Gazette in this See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case has to suffice . The exequatur may be withdrawn, but in practice, where a consul is See also:

• OBNOXIOUS (Lat. obnoxiosus, from ob, over, against, and noxa, harm)

obnoxious, an opportunity is afforded to his See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government to recall him .