noun · neutersecond declension
nexum
nexum n (genitive nexī)
Meaning
- Ancient Romeneutera bond secured upon the personal liberty of the debtor after having failed to cover for an earlier security, which made him a slave (nexus) of his master creditor
Fuerat fortasse aliqua ratio maioribus nostris in illo aere alieno medendi, quae neque Solonem Atheniensem non longis temporibus ante fugerat, neque post aliquanto nostrum senatum, cum sunt propter unius libidinem omnia nexa civium liberata nectierque postea desitum,[…]
54 BCE – 51 BCE, Cicero, De re publica 2.59
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nexum | nexa |
| genitive | nexī | nexōrum |
| dative | nexō | nexīs |
| accusative | nexum | nexa |
| ablative | nexō | nexīs |
| vocative | nexum | nexa |
nexum, i, v. 2. nexus, II.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nexum ī, n
P. n. of necto, a bond secured upon the personal liberty of the debtor, voluntary assignment of the person for debt, slavery for debt : ius nexi: nexum inire, L.: omnia nexa civium liberata.
Origins
Nominalization of nexus.