CENTUMVIRI

By SovConn | April 7, 2014

centumviri (sen-t<<schwa>>m-v<<schwa>>-rI), n. pl.[Latin “hundred men”] Roman law. A court with jurisdiction to hear important cases, esp. those relating to inheritances and disputed wills. • The court originally consisted of 105 judges — 3 from each of the 35 tribes. [Blacks Law 8th]

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