separatio bonorum

noun

sep·​a·​ra·​tio bo·​no·​rum

ˌsepəˈrätēˌōbəˈnōrəm

1

Roman law : the keeping separate of the estate of a deceased person from that of his heirs or the right of the creditors of the estate to insist on such a separation

2

Roman law : the estate of an individual at the time of his death together with any subsequent increment

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, literally, separation of goods

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