A title of earlier date, hut coming simultaneously into operation with a title of younger origin, is called the “elder title,” and prevails
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Property which is the acquisition of labor. Spelman
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A distinguished body of men, elected as masters of Trinity House, an Institution incorporated in the reign of Henry VIII., charged with numer-ous important duties relating to the marine, Bach as the superintendence of light-houses. Mozley A whitley; 2 Steph. Comm. 502
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In old European law* To gain, acquire, or purchase, as by labor and Industry
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In Spanish law. The name of an action lying against a ship’s owner, upon the contracts or obligations made by the master for repairs or supplies. It coresponds to the actio cxercitoria ot the Roman law. Mackeld. Rom. Law, g 512
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In Spanish law. Commons; lands used in common by the Inhabitants of a dty, pueblo, er town, for pasture, wood, threshing-ground, etc. Hart v. Burnett, 15 Cal. 554
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That which is thrown up by the sea. Also jetsam, wreck, etc
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Ejection, or ejectment of farm. The name of a writ or action of trespass, which lay at common law where lands or tenements were let for a term of years, and afterwards the lessor, reversioner, remainder-man, or any stranger ejected or ousted the lessee of hls term, ferme, or farm, (ipsum a firms ejecit.) In this case the latter might have his writ of ejection, by which he recovered at first dam-ages for the trespass only, but it was after-w’ards made a remedy to recover back the term itself, or the remainder of it, with damages. Reg. orig. 227b; Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 220, F, G ; 3 Bl. Comm. 199; Litt | 322; Crabb, Eng. Law, 290, 448. It is the foundation of the modern action of ejectment
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At common law, this was the name of a mixed action (springing from the earlier personal action of ejectione
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In old Eng-lish law. Ejectment of ward. Thls phrase, which is the Latin equivalent for the French “ejectment de garde” was the title of a writ which lay for a guardian when turned out of any land of his ward during the minority of the latter. Brown
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To cast, or throw out; to oust, or dispossess; to put or turn out of posses-sion. 3 Bl. Comm. 198, 199, 200. See Bo-hannon v. Southern Ry. Co., 112 Ky. 106, 65 S. W. 169
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In old English law. A woman ravished or deflowered, or cast forth from the virtuous. Blount
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The share of the oldest son. The portion acquired by primogeniture. Termes de la Ley; Co.Litt 166b; Cowell
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May be used in the sense of “each.” Chidester v. Railway Co., .59 111. 87
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A name formerly given to a justlce of the peace. In the Digests, the word is written “ircnarcha.”
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The senior; the oldest son. Spelled, also, “eigne,” “einsne,” “aisne” “eign.” Termes de la Ley; Kelham
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In English law. The old-est; the first-born. Spelman
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L. Fr. Eldest; eldest-born. The term is of common occurrence in the old books. Thus, bastard eigne means an illegit-imate son whose parents afterwards marry and have a second son for lawful issue, the latter being called muUcr puisne, (after-born.) Eigne is probably a corrupt form of the French “altte.” 2 Bl. Comm. 248; Litt. | 399
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I, such a one. words used in describing the forms of old deeds. Fleta, lib. 3, c. 14, § 5
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