GRADUS

By SovConn | December 28, 2016

gradus (gray-d<<schwa>>s), n. [Latin “step”] 1.Roman law. A step or degree in the familial

relationship. • The term identified a position in the order of succession under a will. 2.Hist. A

degree, rank, or grade; specif., the rank of a master-in-chancery or a serjeant-at-law. [Blacks Law 8th]

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