SINCE 1828
minus latium
noun
mi·nus la·ti·um
| \ ¦mī(ˌ)nu̇ˈslätēˌu̇m\
Definition of minus latium
: the right of Roman citizenship conferred upon the holder of a magistracy in a territorial unit (as a colony) outside Rome but applying only to the magistrate himself as an individual and not to his children and other relatives — compare jus latii , majus latium
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