Abatamentum

Dictionary: 
Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

L. Lat. In old English law. An abatement of freehold; an entry upon lands by way of interposition between the dcath of the ancestor and the entry of the heir. Co. Litt. 277a; Yel. 151.

Author: 
Henry Campbell Black, M.A.
Publisher: 
West Publishing Company
Year Published: 
1910
Genre: 
Law Dictionary