QUAE FUNCTIONEM RECIPIUNT

quae functionem recipiunt (kwee fungk-shee-oh-n<<schwa>>m ri-sip-ee-<<schwa>>nt).

[Law Latin] Hist. Things whose value depends on the class of things to which they belong (e.g.,

money, corn, etc.). • The phrase appeared in reference to fungibles — that is, things that could be

generically estimated by quantity or weight. Cf. QUAE NON RECIPIUNT FUNCTIONEM. [Blacks Law 8th]