Hysterofotmoi
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
Those who, hayre ing been thought dead, had, after a long absence in foreign countries, returned safely heme; or those who, having been thought dead in battle, had afterwards unexpectedly escaped from their enemies and returned home. ‘These, among the Romans, were not permitted to enter their own houses at the door, but were received at a passage opened in the roof. Ene. Lond. Se HYSTEROTOMY. The Cwesarian operation.