vadium

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin wadium, from Frankish *wadja, from Proto-Germanic *wadją (“pledge”); akin to Old English wedd (“pledge”). More at wed. === Noun === vadium (law, archaic) A pledge or security; bail. ==== Derived terms ==== vadium vivum == Latin == === Noun === vadium n (genitive vadiī); second declension (Medieval Latin) alternative form of wadium ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter).