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praepositus (pree-poz-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>s), n.[Latin] Hist. 1. An officer next in authority to the alderman of a hundred. 2. A steward or bailiff of an estate. [Blacks Law 8th]

praepositura (pri-poz-<<schwa>>-t[y]uur-<<schwa>>), n. [Latin “management” or “supervisory office”] Hist. 1. One to whom management duties are delegated. 2. The area of responsibility delegated to a person to manage, esp. a wife’s authority to manage the household. [Blacks Law 8th]

praepositor (pri-poz-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>r or -tor), n. [Law Latin “supervisor, reeve”] Hist. One who delegates duties (esp. of a business’s management) to another; one who places (another) in a position over others. [Blacks Law 8th]

praeposita negotiis vel rebus domesticis (pri-poz-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>> ni-goh-shee-is vel ree-b<<schwa>>s d<<schwa>>-mes-ti-sis). [Latin] Hist. Set over domestic affairs. • The phrase usu. referred to a wife’s status. [Blacks Law 8th]

praenomen (pree-noh-m<<schwa>>n), n.[Latin] Roman law. The first of a person’s three names, given to distinguish the person from family members. [Blacks Law 8th]

praemunire (pree-myoo-nI-ree), n.[Latin praemoneri “to be forewarned”] Hist. The criminal offense of obeying an authority other than the king. • Praemunire stems from the efforts of Edward I (1272–1307) to counter papal influence in England, and takes its name from the writ’s initial words: praemunire facias (“that you cause to be forewarned”). One type of…

praemium pudicitiae (pree-mee-<<schwa>>m pyoo-d<<schwa>>-sish-ee-ee. [Latin “the price of chastity”] Hist. Compensation paid by a man who seduced a chaste woman. — Also written premium pudicitiae. — Also termed praemium pudoris. [Blacks Law 8th]

praemium emancipationis (pree-mee-<<schwa>>m i-man-s<<schwa>>-pay-shee-oh-nis). [Latin “reward for emancipation”] Roman law. A compensation allowed by Constantine to a father on the emancipation of his child, consisting of one-third of the property that came to the child from his mother’s side. • Justinian replaced this with the usufruct of half the child’s separate property. [Blacks Law 8th]

praematura diligentia           (pree-m<<schwa>>-t[y]uur-<<schwa>>   [or        -chuur-<<schwa>>] dil-<<schwa>>-jen-shee-<<schwa>>). [Law Latin] Scots law. Premature execution of a judgment. [Blacks Law 8th]

praelibatio matrimonii (pree-lI-bay-shee-oh ma-tr<<schwa>>-moh-nee-I). [Law Latin] Hist. A foretaste of marriage. [Blacks Law 8th]