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Term: COLLEGATARIUS
Definition: A collegatarius is a person who shares a legacy or inheritance with others. In Roman law, it refers to a colegatee.
Definition: Collegatarius (k-ləg-ə-tair-ee-əs) is a Latin term used in Roman law to refer to a colegatee.
Example: In Roman law, if two or more people were named as beneficiaries of a will, they were referred to as collegatarii. Each collegatarius had an equal right to the inheritance.
Explanation: The example illustrates how collegatarius was used in Roman law to refer to colegatees, who were beneficiaries of a will. The term was used to describe the equal rights of each colegatee to the inheritance.