verb transitive

hercisco

2nd PP herciscĕre · conj. 3rd

or , , contr. from herctum or erctum and cisco, as a v. inch. from cieo; cf. herctum, in the old jurid. lang.

to proceed to the division of an inheritance; to divide an inheritance

to proceed to the division of an inheritance, to divide an inheritance.

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Lit.: idcirco qui, quibus verbum herctum cieri oporteat, nesciat, idem herciscundae familiae causam agere non possit, Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 237: arbitrum familiae herciscundae postulavit, id. Caecin. 7, 19; Dig. 10, 2; cf. App. M. 9, p. 229.—

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Transf.: nos viae herciscundae contendentes, i. e. disputing as to which way we should take, App. M. 6, p. 186.

Perseus ID: n20503 Key: hercisco