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bona vacantia

bo·na va·can·ti·a
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boh-nah vah-kahn-tee-ah; English boh-nuh vuh-kan-tee-uh]
    • /ˈboʊ nɑ vɑˈkɑn ti ɑ; English ˈboʊ nə vəˈkæn ti ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boh-nah vah-kahn-tee-ah; English boh-nuh vuh-kan-tee-uh]
    • /ˈboʊ nɑ vɑˈkɑn ti ɑ; English ˈboʊ nə vəˈkæn ti ə/

Definitions of bona vacantia words

  • noun plural bona vacantia unclaimed goods 3
  • noun bona vacantia property without an apparent owner or claimant. 1
  • noun bona vacantia (in English law) the principle that there is no unowned property, and that if there is no other owner property vests in the Crown. 0
See all 3 definitions of bona vacantia

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Origin of bona vacantia

First appearance:

before 1750
One of the 47% newest English words
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1750-60

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Parts of speech for Bona vacantia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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bona vacantia popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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