The blending and mixing property belonging to different persons, in order to divide it equally. 2 Bl. Comm. 190
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In the law of nations. A state of open war. “At the breaking out of hostility.” 1 Kent, Comm. 60
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In Norman and old English law, this was the tltle of the officer in a monastery charged with the entertainment of guests. It was also applied (until about the time of Queen Elizabeth) to an innkeeper, and afterwards, when the keeping of horses at livery becamea distinct occupation, to the keeper of a livery stable, and then (under the modern form “ostler”) to the groom in charge of the stables of an inn. Cromwell v. Stephens, 2 Daly (N. Y.) 20. In the lan-guage of railroading, an “ostler” or “hostler” at a roundhouse is one whose duty it is to receive locomotives as they come in from the road, care for them in tbe roundhouse, aud have them cleaned and ready for de-parture when wanted. Railroad Co. v. Mas-sig, 50 IU. App. 666; Railroad Co. r. Ash-ling, 34 111. App. 105; Grannis v. Railroad Co., 81 Iowa, 444, 46 N. W. 1067
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Having the character of an enemy; standing in the relation of an ene-my. See 1 Kent, Comm. c. 4
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In old records. The host-bread, or consecrated wafer, in the eucha-rist Cowell
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Lat Enemies. Hostes humanl generis, enemies of the human race; i. e., pirates
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A person who is given into the possession of the enemy, in a public war, his freedom (or life) to stand as security for the performance of some contract or promise made by the belligerent power giving the hostage with the other
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In old records. A right to receive lodging and entertainment, anciently reserved by lords in the houses of tlieir tenants. CowelL
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L. Fr. An army. Britt, c. 22. A military expedition; war. Kelham
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An inn; a household. See Cromwell ▼. Stephens, 2 Daly (N. Y.) 17
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Inns. Hospitia communia, common inns. Reg. orig. 105. Hospitia curia, inns of court Hospitia cancellarics, inns of chancery. Crabb, Eng. Law, 428, 429 ; 4 Reeve, Eng. Law, 120
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An institution for the re-ception and care of sick, wounded, infirm, or aged persons; generally incorporated, and then of the class of corporations called “elee-mosynary” or “charitable.” See In re Curtiss (Sur.) 7 N. Y. Supp. 207
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The knights of a re-ligious order, so called because they built a hospital at Jerusalem, wherein pilgrims were received. All their lands and goods in Eng-land were given to the sovereign by 32 Hen. VIIL c. 24
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The directing power of the military forces of the kingdom of Great Britain. ‘Hie commander in chief, or general commanding the forces, is at the
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In old English law. A servlce or corvde, consisting in watchlng the horses of the lord. Anc. Inst Eng
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An animal of the genus equus and species caballus. In a narrow and strict sense, the term Ib applied only to the male, and only to males of four years old or there-abouts, younger horses being called “colts.” But even in this sense the term Includes both stallions and geldings. In a wider sense, and as generally used in statutes, the word is taken as nomcn gcneralissimum, and in-cludes not only horses strictly so called, but also colts, mares and fillies, and mules and asses. See owens v. State, 38 Tex. 557; Ashworth v. Mounsey, L. R. 9 Exch. 187 ;.Pul-len v. State, 11 Tex. App. 91; Allison ▼. Brookshire, 38 Tex. 201; State v. Ingram, 16 Kan. 19; State v. Dunnavant, 3 Brev. (S. C.) 10, 5 Am. Dec. 530; State v. Gooch, 60 Ark. 218, 23 S. W. 640; Davis v. Collier, 13 Ga. 491. Compare Richardson v. Chicago & A. R. Co.; 149 Mo. 311, 50 8. W. 782
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