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Pecus

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Stimson (1881)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A beast; a domestic animal.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat.

In Roman law. Cattle; a beast. Under a bequest of pecudes were included oxen and other beasts of burden. Dig. 32, 81, 2.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

pl. pecora, I. ' A beast; cattle.