deditician

noun

ded·​i·​ti·​cian

ˌdedəˈtishən

plural -s

Roman law

: a freedman not allowed full citizenship rights because of bad character or grave misconduct during slavery or because as a foreigner he had fought against Rome

dediticiancy

-nsē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

Latin dediticius deditician (from deditus, past participle of dedere to surrender, give up, deliver) + English -an

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