foenus unciarium

foenus unciarium
/fiynas ansiyeriyam/
Interest of onetwelfth, that is, interest amounting annually to onetwelfth of the principal, hence at the rate of eight and one-third per cent, per annum. This was the highest legal rate of interest in the early times of the Roman republic. An extraordinary rate of interest agreed to be paid for the loan of money on the hazard of a voyage; sometimes called "usura maritima." 2 Bl.Comm. 458. The extraordinary rate of interest, proportioned to the risk, demanded by a person, lending money on a ship, or on "bottomry," as it is termed. The agreement for such a rate of interest is also called "foenus nauticum."

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • foenus unciarium — /fiynas ansiyeriyam/ Interest of onetwelfth, that is, interest amounting annually to onetwelfth of the principal, hence at the rate of eight and one third per cent, per annum. This was the highest legal rate of interest in the early times of the… …   Black's law dictionary

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  • UNCIA — Οὐγκιὰ Siculis, minutus nummus, Romanis duo decima pars Librae. Plurima enim, in re Monetali, vocabula Siculorum adoptavêre Romani, non ut eandem quidem omnibus partibus rem significarent, sed tamen, propter quandam analogiam. Ita sicuti Obolum,… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • intérêt — (in té rê ; le t ne se lie que dans le parler soutenu ; au pluriel, l s se lie : des in té rê z impérieux) s. m. 1°   Profit qu on retire de l argent prêté ou dû (ce qui est le sens le plus ancien du bas latin interesse, et qui se trouve dans des …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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