Quorum
/ˈkwɔːrəm/noun
The minimum number of members required for a meeting or assembly to conduct business.
Did you know?The word comes from the Latin legal formula quorum praesentia sufficit, literally “of whom the presence is sufficient,” used in royal commissions to specify which officials had to be present.
Etymological Timeline
Latin legal formula
Latin
quorum praesentia sufficit
““of whom the presence is sufficient,” a phrase used to identify the required members of a commission”
15th Century
Latin
quorum
“the genitive plural of qui, “who,” in legal and administrative usage”
16th Century
English
quorum
“the group of persons whose presence was required for legal business”
Modern English
English
quorum
“the minimum number of members needed to conduct official business”