Puerility
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
in the civil law, commenced at the age of seven years, the end of the age of mfancy, and lasted till the age of puberty, (q. v-) that is in females till the accomplishment of twelve years, and in males, till the age of fourteen years fully accomplished. Ayl. Pand. 63; the ancient Roman lawyers divided puerility into prozimus infanti@ as it approached infancy, and into prozimus pubertatt, as it became nearer to puberty.
6 Toull. n. 100.