usucapt, v. Roman Law.
(ˈjuːzjuːkæpt)
[ad. L. ūsū-capt-, past pple. stem of ūsū-capere: see usucapion.]
trans. To acquire ownership of or title to (a property, etc.) by usucaption. Also absol.
| 1880 Muirhead Gaius ii. §93 A usufructuary cannot usucapt. 1886 ― in Encycl. Brit. XX. 692/2 Upon him who had usucapted by possession the greater part of a deceased person's estate. |
Hence usuˈcaptable, -ible adjs., capable of being held by usucaption; usuˈcaptor = usucapient.
| 1880 Muirhead Gaius Dig. 582 The land was not usucaptable. Ibid. ii. §57 Such usucapions may be revoked, and the heir recover from the usucaptor. 1886 ― in Encycl. Brit. XX. 690/2 Any citizen..holding movables as his own, provided they were usucaptible. |