lex furia testamentaria
lex Furia testamentaria (leks fyoor-ee-[schwa] tes-t[schwa]-men-tair-ee-[ schwa]). [Latin] Roman law. A law prohibiting a testator from bequeathing more than 1,000 asses (i.e., 722 pounds) of copper or the equivalent. • This law, dating from the middle of the republic, was one of the first to restrict legacies. It was passed between 204 and 169 B.C. […]
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