“Antiqua et nova …. The technical terms in our law equivalent to these Latin terms are, heritage and conquest; heritage (antiqua) being that estate to which any one succeeds as heir; conquest (nova) that which he succeeds to or acquires by purchase, gift, or any singular title. The distinction between heritage and conquest is now abolished, 37 & 38 Vict. cap. 94, § 37.” John Trayner, Trayner’s Latin Maxims 50 (4th ed. 1894).
antiqua et nova
antiqua et nova (an-tI-kw[schwa] et noh-v[schwa]). [Latin] Hist. Old and new (rights).
