“fee” in Latin

Loan of land, etc., held of a superior on some condition (e.g., that of personal service), praedium velut fiduciarium datum (after Liv., 32, 28, p. in.): praedium beneficiarium (after Sen., Ep., 90, 2): ager velut fiduciarius (if a field, after Liv., 32, 28, p. in.): ager beneficiarius (after Sen., Ep., 90, 2). A fee-simple, *feudum liberum, immune et liberum: a conditional fee, emphyteusis (Cod. Just., 4, 66, 1; Justinus, Inst., 3, 25, 3): a fee-tail general, *feudum virile: a fee-tail special, *feudum muliebre: the heir of a (conditional) fee, *heres praedii velut fiduciarii; *heres praedii beneficiarii: that may be held in fee, quod velut beneficium dari potest (in forensic Latin, feudalis). [Vid: FIEF.] . The law relating to lands held in fee, eae leges, quae ad praedia beneficiaria pertinent: the granter of lands in fee, patronus: *dominus feudii (technical term): the grantee, *cliens: *beneficiarius; *vasallus: *feudatorius (are both technical term): the tenant of lands held in fee, *qui pro beneficiario est: to hold anything in fee, praedium velut fiduciarium ab aliquo accipere.

Payment (fixed or indefinite) of services (especially professional services), merces: pretium operae or pretium only (reward for service rendered; e.g., to physicians, teachers, etc.): honos, qui habetur alicui (e.g., medico, Cic., Fam., 16, 9): honorarium (post- Augustan; but technical term; Traj., Ulp.; e.g., advocatorum): annua merces (if annually paid; e.g., also of a physician; Vid: Plin., 29, 1, 5): commoda, orum; salarium (paid to civil officers, the latter time of emperors). Fees of office may perhaps, also, be rendered by pecunia extraordinaria, or in the plur., by pecuniae extraordinariae (i. e., additional pay of a civil officer, perquisites; Vid: Cic., Verr., 1, 39, extr.; 2, 70, 170). A fee for anything, merces or pretium alicujus rei. To pay anybody a fee, pretium operae solvere (general term); honorem habere alicui (e.g., medico; Cic., Fam., 16, 9): If the sum is quite optional, aliquid may be used; e.g., the physician must receive a fee, dandum est aliquid medico: to ask double fees of anybody, duplices a aliquo mercedes exigere. The lawyer’s fees, impensae in litem factae (all the expenses of a suit). To make 40, 000 sesterces a year by fees, (ex aliqua re) quadragena annua capere.