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Adventitius

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Adventitious; unusual.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat Fortuitous; incidental; that which comes from an unusual source. Adventitia bona are goods which fall to a man otherwise than by inheritance. Adventitia dos is a dowry or portion given by some friend other than the parent.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

adventicius, I.

In the civil law. Coming from without, from another person or thing; from an unusual course; adventitious; foreign; accidental; incidental; accessory.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Lat. Fortuitous; incidental; that which comes from an unusual source. Adventitia bona are goods which fall to aman otherwise than by inheritance. Adventitia dos is a dowry or portion given by some friend other than the parent.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. [from advenire, to come to, to happen.] That which comes from without, from another person, or thing; adventitious; foreign. I)os adventitia; a dowry or portion given by another person than a parent. Bract, fol. 92. Accidental, incidental, accessory.