A NON HABENTE POTESTATEM

a non habente potestatem (ay non ha-ben-tee poh-tes-tay-t[schwa]m). [Latin] Scots law. From one not having power. • This phrase appeared most commonly in a conveyance in reference to a seller who was not the owner. “If A. disponed ground, which he held on a personal title, to B., he could not grant warrant for the […]