Spadones

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spado \Spa"do\, n.; pl. {Spadones}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
     1. Same as {Spade}, 2.
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     2. (Law) An impotent person.
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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  SPADONES, civil law. Those who, on account of their temperament, or some 
  accident they have suffered, are unable to procreate. Inst. 1, 11, 9; Dig. 
  1, 7, 2, 1; and vide Impotence.