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QUARTA DIVI PII

\kwˈɔːtə dˈɪvi pˈɪa͡ɪ], \kwˈɔːtə dˈɪvi pˈɪa‍ɪ], \k_w_ˈɔː_t_ə d_ˈɪ_v_i p_ˈɪ__aɪ]\

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1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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In Roman law. That portion of a testator's estate which he was required by law to leave to a child whom he had adopted and afterwards emancipated or unjustly disinherited, being one- fourth of his property. See Mackeld. Rom. Law,

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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