[mass noun](historical)the offence of asserting or maintaining papal jurisdiction in England (史)(因维护教皇对英格兰管辖而犯下的)蔑视王权罪 ■[count noun]a writ charging a sheriff to summon a person accused of this offence 传讯犯有蔑视王权罪被告的令状
语源
late Middle English: from medieval Latin, forewarn', for Latin praemonere, from prae 'beforehand' + monere 'warn'. The term comes from praemunire facias 'that you warn (a person to appear'), part of the wording in the writ