nounpraedĭātūraPRAEDIATVRA☆ KeepMeaningthe purchase of estates at auctionLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PRAEDIATURALEWIS & SHORTPRAEDIATURApraedĭātūra, ae, f. praedium, I. the purchase of estates at auction, Gai. Inst. 2, 61.Read the whole entry