legitima gubernatio
legitima gubernatio (l[schwa]-jit-[schwa]-m[schwa] g[y]oo-b[schwa]r-nay-shee-oh). [Latin “lawful government”] See RECTA GUBERNATIO.
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de homine capto in withernamium
de homine capto in withernamium (dee hom-[schwa]-nee kap-toh in with-[ schwa]r-nay-mee-[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin “for taking a man in withernam”] Hist. A writ to seize and jail a person who took a bondman out of the county to keep the bondman from being replevied. • The defendant was jailed without bail until the bondman was
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obsignator
obsignator (ahb-sig-nay-tor or -t[schwa]r), n. [Latin] Roman law. One who affixes a seal, esp. as a witness, to a will or other document. Pl. obsignatores (ahb-sig-n[schwa]-tor-eez).
assisa venalium
assisa venalium ([schwa]-sI-z[schwa] v[schwa]-nay-lee-[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin] Hist. The assize of salable commodities.
nonagium
nonagium (noh-nay-jee-[schwa]m). [Latin “a ninth”] Hist. The ninth part of a decedent’s personal property, sometimes payable to the parish clergy for pious uses. — Also termed nonage.
jus albanagii
jus albanagii (j[schwa]s al-b[schwa]-nay-jee-I), n. [Law Latin “confiscating the goods of aliens”] See DROIT D’AUBAINE.
destinatione
destinatione (des-ti-nay-shee-oh-nee). [Law Latin] Hist. By destination or appointment of an heir. • The phrase appeared in reference to the process, made possible through a destination clause, by which an heir was appointed to a succession in a certain order. See DESTINATION(2),(3).
de recto de rationabili parte
de recto de rationabili parte (dee rek-toh dee rash-[ee]-[schwa]-nay-b[ schwa]-lIpahr-tee), n. [Law Latin “of right of reasonable part”] Hist. A writ allowing one coparcener or blood relative owning land in fee simple to obtain a rightful share from the other. • It was abolished by St. 3 & 4 Will. 4, ch. 27.
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primogeniture
primogeniture (prI-m[schwa]-jen-[schwa]-ch[schwa]r). 1. The state of being the firstborn child among siblings. 2. The common-law right of the firstborn son to inherit his ancestor’s estate, usu. to the exclusion of younger siblings. — Also termed (in sense 2) primogenitureship. See BOROUGH ENGLISH . [Cases: Descent and Distribution 7.] “If by primogeniture we only mean ‘that