haec est finalis concordia (heek est fi-nay-lis k[schwa]n-kor-dee-[ schwa]). [Law Latin] Hist. This is the final agreement. • These words began a fine, a fictitious judicial proceeding formerly in use as a mode of conveying land. See FOOT OF THE FINE; FINE(1).
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wainage (way-nij), n. Hist. 1. The plow, team, and other implements used by a person (esp. a villein) to cultivate the soil; instruments of husbandry. 2. Cultivated land or the profits from it. — Also termed wainagium; waynagium (way-nay-jee-[schwa]m); (in sense 2) gainage.
clamea admittenda in itinere per attornatum (klay-mee-[schwa] ad-m[schwa]-ten-d[schwa] in I-tin-[schwa]-ree p[schwa]r [schwa]-tor-nay-t[ schwa]m). [Latin “claim to be admitted at the eyre by an attorney”] Hist. A writ from the king commanding the justices in eyre to permit by attorney the claim of a person employed in the king’s service who cannot attend court in person.
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donatio inofficiosa (doh-nay-shee-oh in-[schwa]-fish-ee-oh-s[schwa]). [Latin “inofficious gift”] A gift so large that it diminishes an heir’s birthright portion of the donor’s property.
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anno ante Christum natum (an-oh an-tee kris-t[schwa]m nay-t[schwa]m), adv. [Latin] In the year before the birth of Christ. — Abbr. A.A.C.N.
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agnate (ag-nayt), adj. Related or akin through male descent or on the father’s side. agnate, n. 1. A blood relative whose connection is through the male line. 2. A relative on the father’s side, whether or not traced exclusively through the male line. Cf. COGNATE.
alienatio feudi (ay-lee-[schwa]-nay-shee-oh fyoo-dI). [Law Latin] Hist. Disposition of a feudal right.
per venditionis, donationis, cessionis, vel commutationis titulum (p[schwa]r ven-dish-ee-oh-nis, doh-nay-shee-oh-nis, sesh-ee-oh-nis, vel kom-y[schwa]-tay-shee-oh-nis tich-[y][schwa]-l[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Hist. By the title of sale, donation, cession, or barter. “Per venditionis, donationis, cessionis, vel commutationis titulum …. These terms were used in the older forms of conveyancing, to distinguish lands so acquired from lands acquired either by inheritance
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latrocination (la-tr[schwa]-s[schwa]-nay-sh[schwa]n). [fr. Latin latrocinium “highway robbery”] Archaic. The act of robbing; a depredation; a theft. — Also termed latrociny; latrocinium. See LARCENY; THEFT.
invidious discrimination (in-vid-ee-[schwa]s di-skrim-[schwa]-nay-sh[ schwa]n). See DISCRIMINATION.
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