hoc hoc hoc

English translation: Aye, aye, aye (that's it)

14:20 Mar 20, 2015

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History / 15th century legal treatise in Catalonia

Latin term or phrase: hoc hoc hoc

"For example, in the proceedings of the Catalan Court of 1377 it is noted that the spokesman for the noble estate proposed that dismissal and “omnes dicte Curie qui ibidem erant una voce dicentes ‘hoc, hoc, hoc’, assens sum eorum predictis omnibus prebuerunt”. "

The entire Latin phrase eludes me, but especially the use of 'hoc' here, which I can only guess is akin to the use of 'Ay, ay, ay' to indicate concurrence.

Any help is welcomed

Elizabeth Lyons KudoZ activity Questions: 212 (none open) Answers: 687 United States
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English translation:Aye, aye, aye (that's it)

Explanation:
I think your guess is right, because in Spanish, and I guess in Catalan must be the same, the word "eso" (that) is used to show approval, as if you said "that's it". So it would be a case of Latin influence by Romance language.
That's it

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Note added at 2 days19 hrs (2015-03-23 09:44:35 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you, Elizabeth.
Thanks to Sandra, I have remembered and reread the remarkable La aventure des Langues en Occident, by Henriette Walter, where it explains that Dante divided the languages of Western Europe according to the way of saying "yes". The Northern languages would say "yò". For the South he divided them in langue d'oc, d'oil and de "si" (from 'sic')

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Luis Antonio de Larrauri
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Thank you Luis for the confirmation and to Veronika, irat56 and Joseph for agreeing. Sandra, thank you as well for the clarification. I appreciate this!
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Aye, aye, aye (that's it)

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Aye, aye, aye (that's it)

Luis Antonio de Larrauri
Local time: 10:53
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Thank you Luis for the confirmation and to Veronika, irat56 and Joseph for agreeing. Sandra, thank you as well for the clarification. I appreciate this!

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