quiritary, a.
(ˈkwɪrɪtərɪ)
[ad. late L. quirītāri-us, f. Quirītēs Roman citizens.]
That is in accordance with Roman civil law; legal, as opposed to equitable (see bonitarian). Also of property: Held by legal right or under Roman law.
| 1865 Merivale Rom. Emp. VIII. lxvii. 285 Every citizen..so far as he was the occupier of Roman or Quiritary soil,..enjoyed exemption from the tribute or rent-charge due to the state. 1871 Poste Gaius iii. 285 A quaestor..who sold under the spear, the symbol of quiritary dominion. 1880 Muirhead Gaius i. 119, I say that this slave is mine in quiritary right. |