deditician
noun
ded·i·ti·cian
ˌdedəˈtishən
plural -s
Roman law
: a freedman not allowed full citizenship rights because of bad character or grave misconduct during slavery or because as a foreigner he had fought against Rome
dediticiancy noun
-nsē
plural -es
Word History
Etymology
Latin dediticius deditician (from deditus, past participle of dedere to surrender, give up, deliver) + English -an