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hercisco or ercisco , ĕre, v. a. contr. from herctum or erctum and cisco, as a v. inch. from cieo; cf. herctum, in the old jurid. lang.,
I.to proceed to the division of an inheritance, to divide an inheritance.
I. Lit.: “idcirco qui, quibus verbum herctum cieri oporteat, nesciat, idem herciscundae familiae causam agere non possit,” Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 237: “arbitrum familiae herciscundae postulavit,” id. Caecin. 7, 19; Dig. 10, 2; cf. App. M. 9, p. 229.—
II. Transf.: “nos viae herciscundae contendentes,” i. e. disputing as to which way we should take, App. M. 6, p. 186.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Cicero, For Aulus Caecina, 7.19
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 1.56
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