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Coronare filium

Coronare filium, to make one's son a priest. Homo Coronatus was one who had received the first tonsure, as

Magna Carta

it in the original, which is as follows:- 'Nullus liber homo capiatur vel imprisonetur aut disseisiatur de libero tenemento suo vel

Idoneus

responsi-ble or solvent man, for example, was as an idoneus homo while a pledge of sufficient security was termed idonea cautio.

Homage

Homage [fr. homo, Lat., a man], the most honourable service and most humble

Gentleman

Gentleman [fr. gentilhomme, Fr.; gentilhuomo, Ital., i.e., homo gentilis, Lat., a man of ancestry, however high his rank].

Freeman

Freeman [liber homo, Lat.], an allodial proprietor; one born or made free to

Ecce homo

A picture which represents the Savior as given up to the people by Pilate and wearing a crown of thorns

Challenge

to be, in consideration of the law, probus et legalis homo. (b) A challenge to the polls for favour is of

Arrogatio

rescript. Arrogatio was the form of adopting a paterfamilias or homo sui juris, and effected like the adoptio capitis deminutio minima

Homo

A combining form from Gr omos one and the same common joint

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