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invest

invest [Medieval Latin investire, from Latin, to clothe, from in- in + vestis garment] 1 : to install in an office

nuncupative

nuncupative [Medieval Latin nuncupativus, from Late Latin, so-called, from Latin nuncupatus, past participle of nuncupare to name, probably ultimately from nomen

Latinism

A Latin idiom a mode of speech peculiar to Latin also a mode of speech in another language as English

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I. in the 25th year of his reign (that is, in 1297). The original is written in the Latin language, which, although not of that pure classicality that will be appreciated by the scholar, is nevertheless simple,

allegata

allegata [New Latin, plural of allegatum, from Medieval Latin allegare to allege, from Latin, to dispatch, adduce in support] : facts

hereditament

hereditament [Medieval Latin hereditamentum, from Late Latin hereditare to inherit, from Latin hered- heres heir] : inheritable property

gravamen

gravamen [Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, burden, from Latin gravare to burden, from gravis heavy, grave] : gist

resolutory

resolutory [Late Latin resolutorius dissolving, from Latin resolvere to loosen, dissolve, break up, from re- away, back + solvere to loosen,

novation

novation [Late Latin novatio renewal, legal novation, from Latin novare to make new, from novus new] : the substitution by mutual

parentela

parentela [Late Latin, from Latin parent- parens parent + -ela (as in clientela clientele)] : the line of blood relatives :

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