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Pretium affectionis

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

Black's Law Dictionary

An imaginary value put upon a thing by the fancy of the owner, and growing out of his attachment for the specific article, its associations, his sentiment for the donor, etc.

Bell; The H. F. Dimock, 77 Fed. 233, 23 C. C. A. 123.