NAUTICUM FCENUS
\nˈɔːtɪkəm ˈɛfsˈɛnəs], \nˈɔːtɪkəm ˈɛfsˈɛnəs], \n_ˈɔː_t_ɪ_k_ə_m ˈɛ_f_s_ˈɛ_n_ə_s]\
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Lat. In the civil law. Nautical or maritime interest; an ex- traordinary rate of interest agreed to be paid for the loan of money on the hazard of a voyage ; corresponding to interest on contracts of bottomry or respondentia in English and American maritime law. See Mackeld. Bom. Law,
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.