Quo warran to

kwō wo-ran′to, n. ( law ) the title of a writ by which a person or corporate body is summoned to show by what warrant a particular franchise or office is claimed. [So called from these words in the writ. L. quo , by what (abl. sing. neut. of quis , who, which, what), warran to , abl. of Low L. warrantum , warrant.] R to Ravage fāte, fär; mē, hėr; mīne; mōte; mūte; mōōn; th en. IMG:c314_Chambers_1908_R.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail_unscaled:Chambers_1908_R.png?utm_source=en.wiki source.org _campaign=parser _content=thumbnail_unscaled the eighteenth letter in our alphabet, belonging to the cla of liquids—the 'dog's letter' ( litter a can in a ), from the trilling or vibration of the tip of the tongue: as a medieval numeral=80; R =80,000.— The three R's , a humorous term for reading, writing, and arithmetic.