Quare
Quare is a subset of queer theory exploring the intersectionality of race and sexuality. Quare could also mean: * “The Quare Fellow”, a Brendan Behan play produced in 1954 * quare impedit English law writ commencing an advowson * Daniel Quare Daniel Quare (1648 or 1649 – 21 March 1724) was an English clockmaker and instrument maker who invented a repeating watch movement in 1680 and a portable barometer in 1695. Early life Daniel Quare's origins are obscure. He was possibly a nati ... (died 1724), an English clockmaker Quare is also used in conversation in parts of Ireland, where it is used to mean something out of the ordinary (or "queer"). Often it is used to describe the weather (good or bad, or extreme).
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Quare Impedit
In English law, ''quare impedit'' was a writ commencing a common law action for deciding a disputed right of presentation to a benefice, a right known as an advowson. It was typically brought by a patron against a bishop who refuses to appoint the patron's nominee as a priest. It obtained its name from the words of the ancient writ that started the proceeding until the 19th century. This writ was directed to the sheriff, instructing him to command the defendant to permit the plaintiff to present an appropriate candidate, or else to show "why he hinders" ( la, quare impedit) the plaintiff in the exercise of his rights. The writ of ''quare impedit'' was one of the few real actions preserved by the Real Property Limitation Act 1833, and survived up to 1860. It was abolished by the Common Law Procedure Act 1860, and proceedings in ''quare impedit'' were changed to make them as similar as possible to those in other real actions. The defendant bishop would need to fully state upon the ...
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