Roman Law. [ad. L. ūsūcapient-, pres. pple. stem of ūsū-capĕre: see USUCAPION.] One who has acquired, or claims title to, property by usucapion.
1875. Poste, Gaius (ed. 2), II. 192. The possession of the usucapient must be based on a justa causa or titulus.
1880. Muirhead, Gaius, Dig. 457. A thing delivered to the usucapient by one who was not its owner.
