Homo Novus
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In feudal law. A new tenant or vassal; one who was invested with a new fee. Spelman.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A feudal tenant who took a new fee.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In feudal law. A new tenant or vassni ; one who was invested with a new fee. Spelman. Also one who, after conviction of a crime, had bcen pardoned, thus "making a' new man of him."
Defined under Homo in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In feudal law. A new tenant or vassal; one who was invested with a new fee. Spelman.