- orcinus libertus
- (Roman law.) A slave who was freed by a provision in the will of his deceased owner.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
orcinus libertus
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orcinus libertus — /orsanas labartas/ In Roman law, a freedman who obtained his liberty by the direct operation of the will or testament of his deceased master was so called, being the freedman of the deceased (orcinus), not of the hxres … Black's law dictionary
ORCINI — et Pileati, hesterni Quirites, ut appellat Persius, Sat. 3. v. 106. inter funeris Ministros inserti olim Romae videntur, Laurentio Pignorio Comment. de Servis. Istiusmodi hominibus. a Caesare Dictatore, et post necem eius inprimis, a Triumviris… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
