See Also: INGENUI, civ(law)

INGENUI, civ (law)


INGENUI, civ. law. Those freemen who were born free. Vicat, vocab. 2. They were a class of freemen, distinguished from those who, born 2. They were a class of freemen, distinguished from those who, born slaves, had afterwards legally obtained their freedom the latter were called slaves, had afterwards legally obtained their freedom the latter were called at various periods, sometimes liberti, sometimes libertini. An unjust or at various periods, sometimes liberti, sometimes libertini. An unjust or illegal servitude did not prevent a man from being ingenuus. illegal servitude did not prevent a man from being ingenuus.