bona adventitia
plural noun
bona ad·ven·ti·tia
variants
or bona adventicia
-ˌadvənˈtish(ē)ə
Roman Law
: all the property that is acquired by a person through that person's own labor or from persons other than the owner's father and that the owner is permitted to keep subject to the right of the father to enjoy its usufruct
in post-Roman times also called peculium adventicium
compare bona maternaDictionary Entries Near bona adventitia
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“Bona adventitia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bona%20adventitia. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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