quarta falcidiana
quarta Falcidiana (kwor-t[schwa] fal-sid-ee-an-[schwa]). [Latin “Falcidian fourth”] See FALCIDIAN PORTION.
quarta Falcidiana (kwor-t[schwa] fal-sid-ee-an-[schwa]). [Latin “Falcidian fourth”] See FALCIDIAN PORTION.
Falcidian portion. Roman law. The one-fourth part of an estate that one or more instituted heirs are entitled to retain. La. Civ. Code art. 1494. — Also termed quarta Falcidiana. See forced heir under HEIR; LEGITIME. Cf. QUARTA TREBELLIANICA.