LEGITIMI HEREDES

By SovConn | September 6, 2013

legitimi heredes (l<<schwa>>-jit-<<schwa>>-mI h<<schwa>>-ree-deez), n. pl.[Latin] Roman law. Heirs on intestacy, as determined by the Twelve Tables; specif., the Praetor’s second rank of claimants to an intestate’s estate, comprising the agnates of the Twelve Tables order and some others, such as the decedent’s patron. See TWELVE TABLES.

[Blacks Law 8th]

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