ABIGEUS

abigeus ([schwa]-bij-ee-[schwa]s), n. [Latin] Roman & civil law. One who steals cattle, esp. in large numbers; a cattle-rustler. • This was known in the later civil law as an abactor. Pl. abigei. “The stealing of a single horse or ox might make a man an abigeus, but it seems that the crime could not be […]