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Lat A liquor or beverage-made of wheat or barley. Dlg. 33, 6, 9, pr Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the civil law. A measure or quantlty of land. Nov. 17, c. 8. As much land as a yoke of oxen […]

In the civil law. A weigher; an officer who held or looked to the balance in weighing money between buyer and seller; […]

Proceeding by Inquiry. Enc. Lond Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A union of German states for uniformity of customs, established in 1819. It continued until the unification of the German empire, including […]

O. Sc. Year. “Zeir ahd day.” Bell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Hindu law. Landkeep-er. An officer who under the Mohammedan government was charged with the financial superintendence of the lands of a […]

This word is commonly taken in a bad sense, as denoting a separatist from the Church of England, or a fanatic. Brown […]

An untechnical term denoting a witness, on the trial of a cause, who manlfests a partiality for the side calling him, and […]

Span. A water ditch or artlfi-dal canal, and particularly one used for pur-poses of irrigation. See Pico v. Colimas, 32 Cal. 578 […]

Span. A water commission-er or superintendent, or supervisor of an irrigation system. See Pico v. Colimas, 32 Cal. 578 Source: Black’s Law […]

The tlmes of Christmas and Lammas Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Fr. wlnter graln. Kelham Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

This phrase, when used in English conveyancing with ref-erence to settlements of land, signifies all such children as are not entitled to […]

Thls word may include children and youth of both sexes. Nelson v. Cushing, 2 Cash. (Mass.) 519, 528 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

An Important English statute passed at the city of York, in the twelfth year of Edward II., contaln-lng provisions on the subject […]

The registries of titles to land provided by acts of parliament for the ridings of the county of York in England. These […]

A llttle farm, requiring hut a yoke of oxen to tlll it Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A custom of the province of York in England, by which the Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

or YEOVEN. Given; dated. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In conveyancing. The initial words of that clause in leases in Which the rent to be paid by the lessee is mentioned […]

In oid records, winter; a cor-ruption of the Latin “Aiems.” Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Engllsh law. A comrapn-er; a freeholder under the rauk of gentle Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The period in which the revolu-tion of the earth round the sun, and the ac-companying changes in the order of nature, are […]

The affirmative and negative votes on a bill or measure before a legislative assembly. “Calling the yeas and nays” is calling for […]