nŏvātĭo (noun F) : novo
* A renewing, renovation (post-class.).
* Lit., Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 1: pudendorum,i. e. shaving,Arn. 5, 182.
* Transf., a renewal or change of a bond or other evidence of debt: novatio est prioris debiti in aliam obligationem ... transfusio atque translatio,Dig. 46, 2, 1; cf. the whole title: de novationibus et delegationibus,ib. 46, 2; 34, 3, 31; 33, 1, 21; debts and obligations were transferred only by novatio,Gai. Inst. 2, 38 sq.; 3, 176.