correus debendi
UK/ˈkɒɹɪəs dɪˈbɛndaɪ/
correus debendi noun: a person jointly liable for a debt with another or others; a correal debtor; a codebtor.
Noun
correus debendi (plural correi debendi)
- A person jointly liable for a debt with another or others; a correal debtor; a codebtor.
- ⁽¹⁾ He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.
⁽²⁾ The Pupil after his Pupillarity, had granted a Diſcharge to...1668, July 3⁽¹⁾ and December 19⁽²⁾, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun”⁽¹⁾ and “Mr. Alexander Seaton contra Menzies”⁽²⁾ in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I...
- Synonyms:
- correus
- ⁽¹⁾ He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.
Synonyms of correus debendi
Forms of correus debendi
| plural | correi debendi |
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Origin of correus debendi
First attested in 1668, in the singular on July 3rd and in the plural on December 19th; Latin: correus (“partaker in guilt”, “co-defendant”) + dēbendī (“of that which is to be owed”, the genitive singular of the neuter substantive of the future passive participle of dēbeō, “I owe”) = “one jointly liable for something owed”.
Questions about correus debendi
- What does correus debendi mean?
- Correus debendi means a person jointly liable for a debt with another or others; a correal debtor; a codebtor.
- What part of speech is correus debendi?
- Correus debendi is a noun.
- How do you pronounce correus debendi?
- Correus debendi is pronounced /ˈkɒɹɪəs dɪˈbɛndaɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of correus debendi?
- The plural of correus debendi is correi debendi.
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