Legal Definition and Related Resources of Denarius
Meaning of Denarius
(Law Lat.; Fr. denier). A penny; an English penny. By the statute called Compositio Mensurarum, 51 Edw. I. (Hen. III.), it was declared that the penny sterling of England, denarius Angliae qui nominatur sterlingus, should weigh 32 grains of corn from the middle of the ear, and 20 pennies (penny weights) should make an ounce, and 12 ounces a pound. Spelmaji; Pleta, lib. 2, c. 12. See 2 Inst. 575. In the Roman Law. A silver coin of the value of ten asses, or ten pounds of brass. Its value in modern money is estimated at 7%d. sterling, or about 14% cents. Enc. Am. Brande.
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Concept of “Denarius”
Traditional meaning of denarius in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) A penny. Denarius Dei; Denier a Dieu, fr. (God’s penny.) Earnest-money; it was not, however, part of the consideration, like ARRHA (see this last concept in this legal reference); but was paid to the poor.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Denarius”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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