stillicidium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A morbid trickling.
  2. An urban servitude in Ancient Rome, where a proprietor was not allowed to build to the extremity of his estate, but must leave a space regulated by the charter by which the property was held, so as not to throw the eavesdrop on the land of his neighbour.

Word forms

stillicidium

Etymology

From Latin stillicidium.

Synonyms

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