Lat. In Roman law, it was competent for a testator after instituting a baeres (called the “baeres institutus") to substitute auother (called the “baeres substitutus”) In bis place in a certain event. If the event upon which the substitu-tion was to take effect was the refusal of tbe instituted heir to accept the inheritance at all, then the substitution was called “vulgaris" (or common;) but if the event was the death of the infant (pupillus) after ac-ceptance, and before attaining hls majority, (of fourteen years if a male, and of twelve years lf a female,) then the substitution was called “papillaris," (or for mlnors.) Brown
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
