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ac·tus
\ˈaktəs, esp in sense 2 ˈäkˌtu̇s\ noun
(plural actus)
Etymology: Latin, literally, driving, doing, act, deed — more at act
1. Roman law : the right to drive a beast or a vehicle over another's land — distinguished from iter and via
2. [Medieval Latin (translation of Greek energeia), from Latin actus — more at energy] : an act or thing done; specifically : a mental or spiritual act — used in Scholasticism to render Aristotle's terms energeia and entelecheia; compare energy, entelechy |