epanagoge
/ɛpənəˈɡoʊʒi/Definitions
1. noun
A medieval term for a legal fiction or a device for the conveyance of real estate.
“The historian studied the complex system of epanagoge used by the medieval aristocracy to transfer property.”
2. noun
A term used in Byzantine law to denote a transfer of land from one party to another without actual conveyance.
“The scholar examined the various forms of epanagoge employed in Byzantine legal transactions.”