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ingenui

ingenui noun: in civil law, a class of freemen who were born free. They were distinguished from the class known as liberti or libertini who, born slaves, had afterwards legally obtained their freedom.

Noun

ingenui pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) In civil law, a class of freemen who were born free. They were distinguished from the class known as liberti or libertini who, born slaves, had afterwards legally obtained their freedom.

Questions about ingenui

What does ingenui mean?
Ingenui means in civil law, a class of freemen who were born free. They were distinguished from the class known as liberti or libertini who, born slaves, had afterwards legally obtained their freedom.
What part of speech is ingenui?
Ingenui is a noun.

Words near ingenui in the dictionary

  1. ingenol
  2. ingenols
  3. ingenu
  4. ingenue
  5. ingenues
  6. ingenui
  7. ingenuine
  8. ingenuities
  9. ingenuitive
  10. ingenuitous
  11. ingenuity

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