romanette

Noun

 * 1)  A Roman numeral in lower case, such as “ii”, as frequently introduces list items; or, a list item introduced by such.
 * The court held that romanette (ii) of the statute in issue did not limit eligibility for legal relief.
 * 1) * 2000 January, Joseph Kimble, “A Modest Wish List for Legal Writing”, originally in TRIAL, reprinted in Michigan Bar Journal, Volume 79, Number 11 (November 2000), pages 1574–1577,
 * In numbering, avoid roman numerals and romanettes (like iii). They are too much like a foreign language.
 * 1) * 2008, United States Supreme Court oral argument, United States v. Hayes, Case no. 07-608, page 9,
 * MS. SAHARSKY: . . . not looking at this Romanette (i) and (ii), but just looking at that sentence.
 * CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: Romanette?
 * MS. SAHARSKY: Oh, little Roman numeral.
 * CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: I've never heard that before. That's -- Romanette.
 * CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: Romanette?
 * MS. SAHARSKY: Oh, little Roman numeral.
 * CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: I've never heard that before. That's -- Romanette.