Dediticiancy

/ˌdɛdɪˈtɪʃənsi/ noun

Definition

The state, condition, or status of being a deditician under Roman law.

Etymology

From deditician + -cy (a suffix forming nouns denoting conditions or states). A rare, archaic English term derived from Roman legal terminology.

Kelly Says

This word is so specialized it barely appears in modern texts—it's the abstract noun for what it meant to BE a deditician, capturing an entire legal status from ancient Rome in one word.

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