English Explanatory Dictionary

statu quo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rare form of status quo.

Word forms

statu quo statu quos

Etymology

From Latin statū quō (“(in) the state in which”), from statū, ablative singular of status (“state”), + quō (“in which”), ablative singular of quī (“which”). Likely taken from the earlier in statu quo used in English (see, e.g., the 1857 quotation).

Derived words

statu-quo-ite
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