v. Roman Law. [ad. L. ūsū-capt-, past pple. stem of ūsū-capere: see USUCAPION.] trans. To acquire ownership of or title to (a property, etc.) by usucaption. Also absol.
1880. Muirhead, Gaius, II. § 93. A usufructuary cannot usucapt. Ibid. (1886), in Encycl. Brit., XX. 692/2. Upon him who had usucapted by possession the greater part of a deceased person’s estate.
Hence Usucaptable, -ible adjs., capable of being held by usucaption; Usucaptor, = USUCAPIENT.
1880. Muirhead, Gaius, Dig. 582. The land was not usucaptable. Ibid., II. § 57. Such usucapions may be revoked, and the heir recover from the usucaptor. Ibid. (1886), in Encycl. Brit., XX. 690/2. Any citizen … holding movables as his own, provided they were usucaptible.
