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\bˈɛnɪfˌɪsɪnəm kˈɒmpɪtəntli], \bˈɛnɪfˌɪsɪnəm kˈɒmpɪtəntli], \b_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_f_ˌɪ_s_ɪ_n_ə_m k_ˈɒ_m_p_ɪ_t_ə_n_t_l_i]\
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In Scotch law. The privilege of competency. A privilege which the grantor of a gratuitous obligation was entitled to, by which he might retain sufficient for his subsistence, if, before fulfilling the obligation, he was reduced to indigence. Bell. In the civil law. The right which an insolvent debtor had, among the Romans, on making cession of his property for the benefit of his creditors, to retain what was required for him to live honestly according to his condition. 7 Toullier, n. 258.
By Henry Campbell Black
