EBBA ET FLUCTUS

ebba et fluctus (eb-[schwa] et fl[schwa]k-t[schwa]s), n. [Latin “ebb and flow”] Hist. The ebb and flow of tide; ebb and flood. • The time of one ebb and flood, plus an additional 40 days, was anciently granted to a person who was excused from court for being beyond seas. See EBB AND FLOW; ESSOIN; BEYOND […]