libripens

libripens (lib-r[schwa]-penz), n. [Latin] Roman law. A person who holds a bronze balance during actual or ritual sales, such as the ceremonies of emancipating a son from his father or conveying important property; a scale-holder. • The purchaser strikes the balance with a piece of bronze to symbolize completion of the sale. The seller then receives the bronze as a sign of the purchase money. See MANCIPATION.

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译者Celia，毕业于新加坡知名法学院，擅长翻译涉及信息和智能技术领域的法律文件。