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]