usuˈcapient Roman Law.
[ad. L. ūsūcapient-, pres. pple. stem of ūsū-capĕre: see usucapion.]
One who has acquired, or claims title to, property by usucapion.
| 1875 Poste Gaius (ed. 2) ii. 192 The possession of the usucapient must be based on a justa causa or titulus. 1880 Muirhead Gaius Dig. 457 A thing delivered to the usucapient by one who was not its owner. |