dum fuit infra aetatem

adverb

dum fu·​it in·​fra ae·​ta·​tem

du̇mˈfüə̇t¦infrəˌīˈtätəm

: while under age

—used of an old writ for enabling a man after coming of age to recover lands he alienated while an infant

Word History

Etymology

Latin, while he was under age

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