hercisco
ĕre, v. a.
contr. from herctum or erctum and cisco, as a v. inch. from cieo; cf. herctum
I.
to proceed to the division of an inheritance, to divide an inheritance.
I.
Lit.: idcirco qui, quibus verbum herctum cieri oporteat, nesciat, idem herciscundae familiae causam agere non possit, Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 237: arbitrum familiae herciscundae postulavit, id. Caecin. 7, 19; Dig. 10, 2; cf. App. M. 9, p. 229.—
II.
Transf.: nos viae herciscundae contendentes, App. M. 6, p. 186.