From theLatinstātus quō ante(“the way things were before”), possibly fromstātus quō ante bellum(“the way things were before the war”).

status quoante (pluralstatus quo antes)

1. Thestate ofthings as they were before; apreexistingstate of affairs.

   Coordinate terms:status quo,status quo ante bellum

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