negotium
negotium (ni-goh-shee-[schwa]m), n. [Latin] Roman law. 1. A matter; an affair, as in negotium absentis, a matter concerning an absent person. 2. A transaction; an agreement. 3. A trade; a business. 4. A civil or criminal trial. Pl. negotia.
negotium (ni-goh-shee-[schwa]m), n. [Latin] Roman law. 1. A matter; an affair, as in negotium absentis, a matter concerning an absent person. 2. A transaction; an agreement. 3. A trade; a business. 4. A civil or criminal trial. Pl. negotia.