abigeus
US/əˈbɪdʒiːəs/
abigeus noun: a thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
Noun
abigeus (plural abigei)
- A thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
- In the Civil Law, he was accounted an Abigeus who carried off one Horse or one Ox, or four Swine or ten Sheep; if he took a smaller Number of Swine or Sheep, he was reckoned a Fur rather than an Abigeus.1730, Institutions of the Criminal Law of Scotland, page 127
- The stealing of a single horse or ox might make a man an abigeus, but it seems that the crime could not be committed on less than four pigs or ten sheep.1883, A history of the criminal law of England - Volume 1, page 27
Forms of abigeus
| plural | abigei |
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Origin of abigeus
Borrowed from Latin abigeus.
Questions about abigeus
- What does abigeus mean?
- Abigeus means a thief who steals livestock in large quantities.
- What part of speech is abigeus?
- Abigeus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abigeus?
- Abigeus is pronounced /əˈbɪdʒiːəs/ (US).
- What is the plural of abigeus?
- The plural of abigeus is abigei.
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