ANNUM LUCTUS

annum  luctus (an-<<schwa>>m  l<<schwa>>k-t<<schwa>>s),  n.[Latin  “year  of  mourning”]

Roman  law.  The  year  following  the  death  of  a  married  man  during  which  his  widow  could  not

remarry, because of the confusion that would ensue in determining the parentage of a child born a

few months after a second marriage within that year. — Also sometimes termed year in mourning. [Blacks Law 8th]