BONA
\bˈə͡ʊnə], \bˈəʊnə], \b_ˈəʊ_n_ə]\
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By Henry Campbell Black
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Goods and chattels. In the Roman law, it signifies every kind of property, real, personal, and mixed, but chiefly it was applied to real estates; chattels being chiefly distinguished by the words, effects, movables, &c. Bona were, however, divided into bona mobilia, and bona immobilia. It is taken in the civil law in nearly the sense of biens (q. v.) in the French law.
By John Bouvier
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Snake's-head
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