Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—Q

Quasi

(Latin). Something which is not the real thing, but may be accepted in its place; thus a

Quasi contract
is not a real contract, but something which may be accepted as a contract, and has the force of one.

Quasi tenant.
The tenant of a house sub-let.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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