beneficium separationis

noun

beneficium se·​pa·​ra·​ti·​o·​nis

-ˌse-pə-ˌrä-tē-ˈō-nəs,

-ˌrā-shē-ˈō-

: separatio bonorum

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, right of separation

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