Patrimonium

In civil law. That which is capable of being inherited. Things capable of being possessed by a single person exclusively of all others are, in the Roman or civil law, said to be in patrimonio; when incapable of being so possessed, they are extra patrimonium. Most things may be inherited; but there are some which are said to be extra patrimonium, or which are not in commerce. These are such as are common, as the light of heaven, the air, the sea, and the like; things public, as rivers, harbors, roads, creeks, ports, arms of the sea, the seashore, highways, bridges, and the like; things which belong to cities and municipal corporations, as public squares, streets, market houses, and the like. See 1 Bouv. Inat. notes 421-446.

In Civil Law. That which is capable of being inherited. Things capable of being possessed by a single person exclusively of all others are, in the Roman or civil law, said to be in patrimonio; when incapable of being so possessed, they are extra patrimonium. Most things may be inherited; but there are some which are said to be extra patrimonium, or which are not in commerce. These are such as are common, as the light of heaven, the air, the sea, and the like; things public, as rivers, harbors, roads, creeks, ports, arms of the sea, the sea-shore, highways, bridges, and the like; things which belong to cities and municipal corporations, as public squares, streets, market-houses, and the like. See 1 Bouvier, Inst. n. 421.