Bonorum

Bonorum is the genitive plural form of the Latin neuter noun bonum, meaning “good.” In classical Latin, bonorum is typically translated as “of goods” or “of property,” and it is used to indicate possession, association, or attribution with goods or property. Grammatically, bonorum is formed from bonum, with the neuter genitive plural ending -orum.

In usage, bonorum appears in a range of contexts from ordinary prose to legal and economic writings, where it denotes goods or property that may be owned, transferred, or otherwise related to a person or entity. In Roman law and later legal discourse derived from it, the term is a standard component of phrases that name property-related concepts. Through medieval and early modern legal writings, bonorum continues to surface in Latin translations and discussions of civil law.

In English-language scholarship, bonorum is encountered primarily in quotations from Latin sources or in glossaries explaining Roman-law terminology. It is not used as a productive English word outside such contexts, but it remains a relevant term for understanding discussions of property and rights in classical and legal Latin.

See also: bonum; Latin terms in law; Roman law; property.