redhibitory, a. Civil Law.
(rɛdˈhɪbɪtərɪ)
[ad. F. rédhibitoire (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), or late L. redhibitōri-us: see prec. and -ory.]
Of or pertaining to redhibition.
Chambers copies the Dict. de Trévoux: see prec.
| 1727–41 Chambers Cycl. s.v. Redhibition, If a horse was sold that had the glanders, were broken-winded, or foundered, it was a redhibitory case. 1851 Burrill Law Dict., Redhibitory action. Ibid., Redhibitory defect. [Hence in Worcester and later Dicts.] |