noun
Roman law : a possession of a decedent's estate granted contrary to the terms of his will (as where an emancipated son is neither instituted as heir nor expressly disinherited but is given possession by the praetor)
noun
Roman law : a possession of a decedent's estate granted contrary to the terms of his will (as where an emancipated son is neither instituted as heir nor expressly disinherited but is given possession by the praetor)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012