cessionarius

noun

ces·​sio·​nar·​i·​us

plural cessionarii

-ēˌī

Roman law

: cessionary

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, adjective, ceding, from Latin cession-, cessio + -arius -ary

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