ingenui

I1N1G2E1N1U1I1

noun

In civil law, a class of freemen who were born free. They were distinguished from the class known as liberti or libertini who, born slaves, had afterwards legally obtained their freedom.

Scrabble 8
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouningenui pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlylawIn civil law, a class of freemen who were born free. They were distinguished from the class known as liberti or libertini who, born slaves, had afterwards legally obtained their freedom.
Cite this entry
APA

ingenui. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ingenui

MLA

“ingenui.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ingenui. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ingenui,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ingenui.

Source: ingenui on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.