HOMO

homo (hoh-moh), n.[Latin] Hist. 1. A male human. 2. A member of humankind; a human being of either sex. 3. A slave. 4. A vassal; a feudal tenant. 5. A retainer, dependent, or servant. Pl. homines.See HOMINES.

homo alieni juris (ay-lee- or al-ee-ee-nIjoor-is). See FILIUSFAMILIAS. homo chartularius (kahr-ch<<schwa>>-lair-ee-<<schwa>>s). A slave manumitted by charter.

homo commendatus (kom-<<schwa>>n-day-t<<schwa>>s). A man who commends himself into another’s power for protection or support. homo ecclesiasticus (e-klee-z[h]ee-as-ti-k<<schwa>>s). A church vassal; one bound to serve

a church, esp. in an agricultural capacity.

homo exercitalis (eg-z<<schwa>>r-sh<<schwa>>-tay-lis). A man of the army; a soldier.

homo feodalis (fyoo-day-lis). A fee man; a vassal or tenant who holds a fee.

homo fiscalis (fis-kay-lis). A servant or vassal belonging to the treasury (fiscus). — Also

termed homo fiscalinus.

homo francus (frangk-<<schwa>>s).1.Hist. In England, a freeman. 2. A Frenchman.

homo ingenuus (in-jen-yoo-<<schwa>>s). A free and lawful man; a yeoman.

homo liber (lI-b<<schwa>>r).1. A free man. 2. A freeman lawfully competent to be a juror. 3.

An allodial proprietor, as distinguished from a feudal tenant. See ALLODIAL. homo ligius (lI-jee-<<schwa>>s). A liege man, esp. the vassal of a king.

homo novus (noh-v<<schwa>>s).1. A new tenant or vassal; one invested with a new fee. 2. A

tenant pardoned after being convicted of a crime.

homo pertinens (p<<schwa>>r-t<<schwa>>-nenz). A feudal bondman or vassal; one belonging to the soil.

homo regius (ree-jee-<<schwa>>s). A king’s vassal.

homo Romanus (r<<schwa>>-may-n<<schwa>>s). A Roman. • A term used in Germanic law

codes to describe the Roman inhabitants of Gaul and other former Roman provinces.

homo sui juris (s[y]oo-Ijoor-is). See PATERFAMILIAS.

homo trium litterarum (trI-<<schwa>>m lit-<<schwa>>-rair-<<schwa>>m). [Latin “a man of

three letters”] A thief. • The “three letters” refers to f, u, and r, for the Latin word fur (“thief”).

 [Blacks Law 8th]