Praemium
A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
Lat.
In old English law
Reward; compensation. Praemium assecurationis: compensation for insurance; premium of insurance. Praemium pudicitiae: the price of chastity; compensation for loss of chastity; a term applied to bonds and other engagements given for the benefit of a seduced female.