To dispute or debate about rights or titles in a court of law (archaic legal term).
From Latin 'clarigare' or similar root, with 'clarus' (clear) and possibly 'ligare' (to bind) or a legal suffix '-gate.' This is an extremely rare, archaic legal term that may derive from attempts to 'clear' (clarify) disputed claims.
This obscure medieval legal term shows how Latin was the language of courts—lawyers used 'clarigate' when fighting over property rights, trying to 'clear' the confusion through debate.
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