exfestucare
exfestucare (eks-fes-t[schwa]-kair-ee), vb. [Latin] Hist. To abdicate or resign; to surrender (an estate, office, or dignity) by the symbolic delivery of a staff or rod (festuca) to the transferee.
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festuca
festuca (fes-tyoo-k[schwa]). Hist. A rod, staff, or stick used as a pledge (or gage) of good faith by a party to a contract or as a token of conveyance of land. • In Roman law, a festuca was a symbol of ownership. — Also termed fistuca; vindicta. See LIVERY OF SEISIN. “The wed or gage,
baculus
baculus (bak-y[schwa]-l[schwa]s orbak-[schwa]-l[schwa]s). Hist. A rod or staff used to symbolize the conveyance of unimproved land. See LIVERY OF SEISIN . See FESTUCA.
land cop
land cop (英格兰古法)土地买卖 土地买卖进行时，卖方将作为占有土地的象征的木棍或茅草〔rod or festuca〕交给地方行政官〔reeve〕，后者再将其交给土地买方。这样的土地买卖仪式须在法庭上进行，其意大约是为了加强买卖的证明效力，并阻止卖方的继承人向买方主张权利。从法理上说，买方占有土地被认为是从地方行政官处获得，而不是从卖方处获得。
land cop
land cop. Hist. The sale of land evidenced by the transfer in court of a rod or festuca as a symbol of possession. • The seller handed the rod to the reeve, and the reeve handed it to the purchaser. The conveyance occurred in court to provide better evidence of the transfer and to bar
vindicta
vindicta (vin-dik-t[schwa]), n. Roman law. 1. A rod or wand. 2. The assertion of freedom or ownership by symbolically touching the person or thing with a rod. See FESTUCA.
fides facta
fides facta (fI-deez fak-t[schwa]). [Latin] Hist. Faith-making; faith-pledging. • Among the Franks and Lombards, certain transactions were guaranteed by symbolic, formal acts — making one’s faith — such as the giving of a rod when property was transferred. See FESTUCA.