quod

[ kwod ]
/ kwɒd /

noun Chiefly British Slang.

jail.

Origin of quod

First recorded in 1690–1700; origin uncertain

Words nearby quod

quo animo?, quo jure?, quo vadis, quo warranto, quoad hoc, quod, quod erat demonstrandum, quod erat faciendum, quod vide, quodlibet, quoin

Definition for quod (2 of 3)

quod erat demonstrandum
[ kwawd e-raht dey-mawn-strahn-doo m; English kwod er-uh t dem-uh n-stran-duh m ]
/ kwɔd ˈɛ rɑt ˌdeɪ mɔnˈstrɑn dʊm; English kwɒd ˈɛr ət ˌdɛm ənˈstræn dəm /

Latin.

which was to be shown or demonstrated.

Definition for quod (3 of 3)

quod erat faciendum
[ kwawd e-raht fah-kee-en-doo m; English kwod er-uh t fey-shee-en-duh m ]
/ kwɔd ˈɛ rɑt ˌfɑ kiˈɛn dʊm; English kwɒd ˈɛr ət ˌfeɪ ʃiˈɛn dəm /

Latin.

which was to be done.

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British Dictionary definitions for quod (1 of 2)

quod
/ (kwɒd) /

noun

mainly British a slang word for jail

Word Origin for quod

C18: of uncertain origin; perhaps changed from quad, short for quadrangle

British Dictionary definitions for quod (2 of 2)

quod erat demonstrandum
/ Latin (ˈkwɒd ˈɛræt ˌdɛmənˈstrændʊm) /

(at the conclusion of a proof, esp of a theorem in Euclidean geometry) which was to be proved Abbreviation: QED

Cultural definitions for quod

quod erat demonstrandum
[ (kwawd er-aht dem-uhn-stran-duhm) ]

A phrase used to signal that a proof has just been completed. From Latin, meaning “that which was to be demonstrated.”