ratihabera

Swedish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ratihabēre, from Latin ratus (“fixed; certain”) + habere (“to have”). Compare origin of ratificera.

Verb

ratihabera (present ratihaberar, preterite ratihaberade, supine ratihaberat, imperative ratihabera)

1. (law) ratihabit (subsequently approve something that without such approval is not legally valid, for example a commitment made by a person without a power of attorney)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ratihabera (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	ratihabera		ratihaberas
supine	ratihaberat		ratihaberats
imperative	ratihabera		—
imper. plural1	ratihaberen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	ratihaberar	ratihaberade	ratihaberas	ratihaberades
ind. plural1	ratihabera	ratihaberade	ratihaberas	ratihaberades
subjunctive2	ratihabere	ratihaberade	ratihaberes	ratihaberades
present participle		ratihaberande
past participle		ratihaberad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• ratihabering

Related terms

• ratihabition

References

• ratihabera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)