Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
Fal·cid·i·an por·tionPronunciation:
fol-'si-dE-&n-, fal-Function:
nounEtymology: from
Falcidius, Roman tribune who proposed the law passed in 40
B.C. that established the portion
: the one-fourth portion of a succession that may be retained by the instituted heir in civil law if more than three-fourths of the succession was bequeathed to other legatees —compare
LEGITIME,
MARITAL PORTION NOTE: The Falcidian portion is expressly abolished in the Louisiana Civil Code.
