law
Lex Voconia
the Voconian law
also: Voconiae, Voconian
A Roman law of 169 BC restricting inheritance and legacies (notably limiting what women could inherit); property barred from heirs by such laws tended to fall to the treasury.
Pliny the Younger Entirelaw
the Voconian law
also: Voconiae, Voconian
A Roman law of 169 BC restricting inheritance and legacies (notably limiting what women could inherit); property barred from heirs by such laws tended to fall to the treasury.