BONAE FIDEI POSSESSOR

 

bonae fidei possessor (boh-nee fI-dee-I p<<schwa>>-zes-<<schwa>>r). [Latin] Roman law. A good-faith possessor of property owned by another. • Unless the owner sued to recover the property, the possessor became the rightful owner after a specified time elapsed, unless the property had been stolen or taken by force. See USCAPIO.[Blacks Law 8th]