noun #2128

emptĭo

gen. emptōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

a buying; purchase

a buying, purchase (cf.: sectio, mercatura, etc.).

of horses •

Prop., Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 5; 2, 3, 5; Cic. Caecin. 6, 17; id. Att. 12, 3; Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 43; Tac. H. 3, 34 et saep.; cf., on its legal relations, Gai. Inst. 3, 139; the title: De emptione et venditione, Just. Inst. 3, 23; Dig. 18, 1; and Rein's Privatr. p. 329 sq.: equina, i. e. of horses (with boum and asinorum), Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 6.—

by extension

A purchase; an article purchased •

A purchase, i. e. an article purchased: ex illis emptionibus nullam desidero, Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 2; Plin. Ep. 2, 15, 1.—

A purchase-deed; bill of sale

A purchase-deed, bill of sale, Dig. 32, 1, 102 al.

Perseus ID: n15698 Key: emptio