>>5827314 (pb)
Was thinking about this whole NXIVM thing. Going on an assumption that it was latin related, I did a quick search, this came up. Not sure if applicable, but given what NXIVM is connected with or how they seem to operate, there is a possible connection I think.
"Nexum was a form of mancipatio, a symbolic transfer of rights that involved a set of scales, copper weights, and a formulaic oath.[1] Under the nexum contract, a free man became a bond slave, or nexus, until he could pay off his debt to the creditor, or obaeratus. Varro derives the word nexum from nec suum, "not one's own," and although this etymology is incorrect in light of modern scientific linguistics, it illuminates how the Roman understood the term.[2]"
"…(In another version, Dionysius of Halicarnassus records that Publilius borrowed the money for his father’s funeral.)[8] The boy was noted for his youth and beauty, and Papirius desired him sexually.[9] He tried to seduce Publilius with “lewd conversation,” but when the boy failed to respond, Papirius grew impatient and reminded the boy of his position as bond slave. When the boy again refused his forceful advances, Papirius had him stripped and lashed. The wounded boy ran into the street, and an outcry among the people led the consuls to convene the senate, resulting in the Lex Poetelia Papiria, which forbade holding debtors in bondage for their debt and required instead that the debtor’s property be used as collateral. All people confined under the nexum contract were released, and nexum as a form of legal contract was forbidden thereafter.[10]"
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexum