QUOAD EXCESSUM

quoad excessum (kwoh-ad ek-ses-<<schwa>>m). [Latin] Hist. With regard to the excess.

“Where a husband makes a postnuptial provision in favour of his wife commensurate with his

circumstances and natural duty, it is not subject to revocation by him as a donation. But if the

provision be immoderate, it may be revoked quoad excessum, in so far as it is excessive.” John

Trayner, Trayner’s Latin Maxims 525–26 (4th ed. 1894). [Blacks Law 8^th]