jus honorarium

noun

jus ho·​no·​ra·​ri·​um

-ˌänəˈra(a)rēəm

Roman law

: the law established by the edicts of the magistrates consisting chiefly of the praetorian law and the law of the curule aediles

Word History

Etymology

Latin, magisterial law

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