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(Lat.) In civil law. A day in the month from which the computation of days was made. The divisions of months adopted among the Romans were as follows: The calends occurred on the first day of every month, and were distinguished by adding the name of the month; as, calendis Januarii, the first of January. The nones occurred on the fifth of each month, with the exception of March, July, October, and May, in which months they occurred on the seventh. The ides occurred always on the ninth day after the nones, thus dividing the month equally. In fact, the ides would seem to have been the primal division, occurring in the middle of the month, nearly. Other days than the tkree designated were indicated by the number of days which would elapse before the next succeeding point of division. Thus, the second of April is the quarto nonus Aprilis; the second of March, the sexto nonas Martii; the eighth of March, octavius idus Martii; the eighth of April, sextus idus Aprilis; the sixteenth of March, decimus Septimus calendis Aprilis. This system is still used in some chanceries in Europe.

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(Lat.) In civil law. A day in the month from which the computation of days was made. The divisions of months adopted among the Romans were as follows: The calends occurred on the first day of every month, and were distinguished by adding the name of the month; as, calendis Januarii, the first of January. The nones occurred on the fifth of each month, with the exception of March, July, October, and May, in which months they occurred on the seventh. The ides occurred always on the ninth day after the nones, thus dividing the month equally. In fact, the ides would seem to have been the primal division, occurring in the middle of the month, nearly. Other days than the tkree designated were indicated by the number of days which would elapse before the next succeeding point of division. Thus, the second of April is the quarto nonus Aprilis; the second of March, the sexto nonas Martii; the eighth of March, octavius idus Martii; the eighth of April, sextus idus Aprilis; the sixteenth of March, decimus Septimus calendis Aprilis. This system is still used in some chanceries in Europe.

This definition of Ides is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.