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Pretium Affectionis

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

An imaginary value put upon a thing by the fancy of the owner in his affection for it, or for the person from whom he obtained it. Bell’s Dict. h. t.