ANTIQUA ET NOVA

antiqua et nova (an-tI-kw[schwa] et noh-v[schwa]). [Latin] Hist. Old and new (rights). “Antiqua et nova …. The technical terms in our law equivalent to these Latin terms are, heritage and conquest; heritage (antiqua) being that estate to which any one succeeds as heir; conquest (nova) that which he succeeds to or acquires by purchase, gift, […]