- dedimus potestatem de attorno faciendo
- /dedamas powtasteytam diy atarnow feys(h)iyendow/ In old English practice, a writ, issued by royal authority, empowering an attorney to appear for a defendant. Prior to the statute of Westminster 2, a party could not appear in court by attorney without this writ
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.