Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mobilia sequuntur personam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mo-bil-i-a se-qu-un-tur per-son-am
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

9

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Common law doctrine holding that personal property held by a person is governed by the same law that governs that person, so that if a person who is legally domiciled in one jurisdiction dies with property in a second jurisdiction, that property is legally treated as though it were in the first jurisdiction.

Archaic

Etymology

Latin mōbilia (“chattels”) + sequuntur (“they follow”) + persōnam (“person”) = “chattels follow the person”.

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does mobilia sequuntur personam mean?: Common law doctrine holding that personal property held by a person is governed by the same law that governs that person, so that if a person who is legally domiciled in one jurisdiction dies with property in a second jurisdiction, that property is legally treated as though it were in the first jurisdiction.
Where does mobilia sequuntur personam come from?: Latin mōbilia (“chattels”) + sequuntur (“they follow”) + persōnam (“person”) = “chattels follow the person”.

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