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fistuca
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A quick definition of fistuca:
Fistuca: A long stick or staff that was used in the past as a symbol of ownership or as a promise to keep a contract. It was also sometimes used to show that someone had the right to own a piece of land. Some people think it was just a simple stick, while others believe it had special markings on it. It's hard to know for sure because the meaning of symbols can change over time.
A more thorough explanation:
Definition: Fistuca is another term for Festuca. Festuca is a historical term used to refer to a rod, staff, or stick that was used as a pledge of good faith by a party to a contract or as a token of conveyance of land. In Roman law, a festuca was a symbol of ownership.
Example: In medieval times, when a lord granted land to a vassal, he would give him a festuca as a symbol of ownership. The vassal would then take possession of the land and swear an oath of fealty to the lord.
Explanation: The example illustrates how festuca was used as a token of conveyance of land. The lord gave the festuca to the vassal as a symbol of ownership, and the vassal accepted it as a sign of his new status as the owner of the land. The festuca served as a physical representation of the agreement between the two parties.