Latin: In the civil law. One to whom a thing is bequeathed; a legatee or legatary. Inst. 2, 20, 2, 4, 5, 10; Bract, fol. 40. In old European law. A legate, messenger, or envoy. Spelman.
Latin: In the civil law. One to whom a thing is bequeathed; a legatee or legatary. Inst. 2, 20, 2, 4, 5, 10; Bract, fol. 40. In old European law. A legate, messenger, or envoy. Spelman.