crētĭo, ōnis, f. [cerno, II.]; jurid. t. t., the format declaration by the heir of his intention to enter upon his inheritance.
I Prop., Gai Inst. 2, § 7; 2, 164 sqq.; 2, 171 sqq.; Ulp. Fragm. 22, 25 sqq.; Varr. L. L. 6, § 81 Müll.: simplex, fruitless , i. e. where there is no property , Cic. Att. 11, 12, 4: libera, without restrictions by the testator , id. ib. 13, 46, 3; id. de Or. 1, 22, 101 al.—
II Meton., an inheritance , Plin. 2, 26, 24, § 95 fin.