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Term: PROFICUA
Definition: Proficua refers to the profits or income earned from a piece of land or estate. It is a term used in historical legal language.
PROFICUA
Proficua (prə-fik-yoo-ə). [Law Latin] Historical term used to refer to the profits or income generated by an estate in land.
The examples illustrate how proficua was used to describe the income or profits generated by an estate in land. In the first example, the proficua was used to cover the expenses of the property and support the landowner's family. In the second example, the proficua was a source of power and influence for lords and nobles during the Middle Ages.