Legal Definitions - solinum

solinum (sə-lI-nəm), n. [Law Latin] Hist.

1. Slightly less than two and a half plowlands.
2. A single plowland.

Solinum is a term used in historical law Latin to refer to a measurement of land. It can mean either slightly less than two and a half plowlands or a single plowland.

Example 1: The lord of the manor granted the tenant the use of one solinum of land for farming.

Example 2: The estate consisted of five solina, or twelve and a half plowlands in total.

These examples illustrate how solinum was used to measure land in feudal times. In example 1, the tenant was granted the use of a single plowland for farming. In example 2, the estate consisted of five solina, or slightly less than twelve and a half plowlands in total.