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nullius in bonis

nullius in bonis noun: no one's property.

Noun

nullius in bonis (uncountable)

  1. No one's property.
    • ...but being the case of a singing bird, though reclaimed, as it is a thing of base nature, it must be considered as nullius in bonis.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume IV, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book IV

Origin of nullius in bonis

From Latin nūllīus (“of no one”) (genitive of nūllus) + in + bonīs (“goods, property”) (ablative of bōna).

Questions about nullius in bonis

What does nullius in bonis mean?
Nullius in bonis means no one's property.
What part of speech is nullius in bonis?
Nullius in bonis is a noun.

Words near nullius in bonis in the dictionary

  1. nullisomy
  2. nullitetrasomic
  3. nullities
  4. nullity
  5. nullius filius
  6. nullius in bonis
  7. nulliverse
  8. nulliverses
  9. nullizygosity
  10. nullizygote
  11. nullizygotes

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