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§7.8.21.pr

Personal Nature and Non-Inheritability of the Right to Use Water

Modestinus states that the use of water is personal and therefore cannot be transmitted to the heir of the user.

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[MODESTINUS libro secundo regularum.]

[MODESTINUS, in the second book of Rules.]

§7.8.21.pr

​Usus aquae personalis1 est et ideo ad heredem usuarii transmitti2 non potest.

​The use of water is personal, and therefore cannot be transmitted to the heir of the user.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 7.8.21.prpersonalis

    An adjective meaning "personal" or "attached to the person." In this legal context, it describes a right that is inherent to the specific individual and cannot be transferred or inherited by anyone else, including their heirs.

  2. 7.8.21.prtransmitti

    Present passive infinitive of the verb transmitto (to transfer or hand down). Combined with potest, it forms the passive potential construction "cannot be transmitted (to the heir)."

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:7.8.21.pr