nexum

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noun

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).

OriginLatin nexum →
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Meanings

noun
  1. 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).

Origin

  1. Latinnexum
  2. Englishnexum

Learned borrowing from Latin nexum.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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