SUI HEREDES

sui heredes (s[y]oo-I h[schwa]-ree-deez). [Latin] Roman law. One’s own heirs. — Also spelled sui haeredes. — Often shortened to sui. See SUUS HERES . “If a man died without a will, his property went to his sui heredes (own heirs, direct heirs), that is, to the persons who were previously under his potestas, but were […]