Word
Locatio conductio pactum est.
Meaning
The lease is an agreement.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Locatio conductio pactum est.
esse
to be
pactum
the agreement
locatio conductio
the lease; hiring contract
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Questions & Answers about Locatio conductio pactum est.
Why are there two words at the beginning: locatio conductio?
Because locatio conductio is a fixed legal expression.
It names a single kind of Roman contract: the contract of letting and hiring. The two nouns reflect the two sides of the same arrangement:
- locatio = the letting out side
- conductio = the taking/hiring side
So even though there are two nouns, together they function as one technical term, something like lease-hire contract.
Why is the verb est singular instead of sunt?
Because locatio conductio is being treated as one legal concept, not as two separate things.
So Latin uses:
- est = is
not
- sunt = are
In other words, the sentence means Locatio conductio is an agreement/contract, not Locatio and conductio are agreements.
What case are these words in?