† quominus, quo minus Obs. Law.
[L., ‘by which the less’ (viz. one may exercise a right, or perform a duty).]
a. A writ to restrain a person from committing waste in a wood after granting ‘housebote and haybote’ to another. b. An Exchequer writ available for a steward or debtor to the King against one indebted to himself.
| 1595 Rastell Termes Lawes 156. Ibid. (1598) 160 b. 1623 in 10th Rep. Hist. MSS. Comm. App. IV. 433 [Paid] to Mr. Hill for suinge out several Quominuses and for his fee, 34s. 8d. 1642 Perkins' Prof. Bk. i. §5. 3 He shall have a Quo minus against the vendre in the Exchequer. |