FAMILIIE EMPTOR
\fˈamɪl ˈɪa͡ɪ ˈiː ɛmptˈɔː], \fˈamɪl ˈɪaɪ ˈiː ɛmptˈɔː], \f_ˈa_m_ɪ_l ˈɪ__aɪ ˈiː_ ɛ_m_p_t_ˈɔː]\
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In Roman law. An intermediate person who purchased theaggregate inheritance when sold per ecs et lihram, In the process of making a will underthe Twelve Tables. This purchaser was merely a man of straw, transmitting the inheritanceto the hecrcs proper. Brown.
By Henry Campbell Black
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