ET HOC PETIT QUOD INQUIRATUR PER PATRIAM

et hoc petit quod inquiratur per patriam (et hok pet-it kwod in-kw[schwa]-ray-t[schwa]r p[schwa]r pay-tree-[schwa]m). [Latin “and this he prays may be inquired of by the country”] Archaic. The conclusion of a plaintiff’s pleading that tendered an issue to the country. See CONCLUSION TO THE COUNTRY.