In the civil law. Lands; estates; tenements; properties. See PRAEDIUM. Praedla belliea. Booty. Property seised in war. Praedla stipendiaria. In the civil law. Provincial lands belonging to the people. Praedia tributaria. In the civil law. Provincial lands belonging to the emperor. Praedla volantia. In the duchy of Brabant, certain things movable, such as beds, tables, and other heavy articles of furniture, were ranked among immovables, and were called “prcedia volantia,” or “volatile estates,” 2 Bl. Comm. 428.