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Triens

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

Lat. In Roman law. A subdivision of the os, containing four unciæ; the proportion of four-twelfths or one-third.

2 Bl. Comm. 462, note m.

A copper coin of the value of one-third of the os.

Brande.

In feudal law. Dower or third.

2 BI. Comm. 129.