CESSAVIT PER BIENNIUM

cessavit per biennium (se-say-vit p[schwa]r bI-en-ee-[schwa]m). [Latin “he ceased for two years”] Hist. A writ of right available to a landlord to recover land from a tenant who has failed to pay rent or provide prescribed services for a two-year period. • The writ could also be used to recover land donated to a religious