Etymology

nexum

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Today it means: A contract in early Ancient Rome in which the debtor pledged his own person as collateral should he default on his loan (thus risking becoming a slave to the creditor). Full definition →

Latin nexum
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromnexum
  2. English todaynexum

Learned borrowing from Latin nexum.

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