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Lat in Roman lav Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In Roman law. A person who stood in the relation of protector to another who was called his “client.” one who […]

In ecclesiastical law. He Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In English ecclesiastical law. The right of presentation to a church or ecclesiastical benefice; the same with ad-vowson, (q. v.) 2 Bl. […]

ln Roman law. Patronage; protection ; defense. The buslness or duty of a patron or advocate Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

A policeman assigned to duty in patrolling a certain beat or district; also the designation of a grade or rank in the […]

In old eccleslastlcal law. A godfather. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An honor conferred on men of the first quallty in the t!me of the English Saxon kings Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In the civU law. The prlvate and exclusive ownership or dominion of an individual. Things capable of belng possessed by a single […]

A right or estate inherited from one’s ancestors, particularly from direct male ancestors Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the clvll law. A title of the highest honor, conferred on those who enjoyed the chief place in the emperor’s esteem […]

Pertaining to a patri-mony; inherited from ancestors, but strict-ly from the direct male ancestors Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in Roman law. Paternal authority; the paternal pow-er. This term denotes the aggregate of those peculiar powers aud rights which, by […]

The chief bishop over several countries or provinces, as an arch-bishop is of several dioceses. Godb. 20 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

Lat. one who suffers or pet-ndts; one to whom an act is done; the pas-sive party.in a transaction Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

Lat. The country, neighbor-hood, or vicinage; the men of the neighbor-hood ; a Jury of the vicinage. Synonymous, in this sense, with […]

Hanged on a gibbet Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old Euglish law. A gallows or gibbet. Fleta, llb. 2, c. 3, § 9 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In medical jurispru-dence. The science or doctrine of diseases. That part of medicine which explains the nature of diseases, their causes, and […]

Belonging to the gal-lows Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

That which belongs to the father or comes from him Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The fact of being a fa-ther; the relationship of a father. 1 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The father of a family Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. Pater-nal estates to paternal heirs. A rule of the French law, signifying that such portion of a decedent’s estate as came […]

He to whom a patent has been granted. The term is usually applied to one who has obtained letters patent for a […]