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Lat. A father; the father. In the civil law, this word sometimes Included avus, (grandfather.) Dig. 50, 16, 201 Source: Black’s Law […]

Know all men by these presents, words with w’hich letters of attorney ancieut-ly commenced. Reg. orig. 305b, 306 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

Suitable to be patented; entitled by law to be protected by the issu-ance of a patent. Heath Cycle Co. v. Hay (C. […]

Land on which cattle are fed; also the right of pasture. Co. Litt 4b Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In feudal law. The procure-tlon or provlsion which tenants were bound to make for thelr lords at certain times, or as often […]

In Spanish law. Feeding; pas-ture; a right of pasture, white, New Reeop. b. 2, tit. 1, c. 6, J 4 Source: Black’s […]

Lat. A shepherd. Applied to a minister of the Christian religion, who has charge of a congregation, hence called his “flock.” See […]

VE. As used in law, this term means inactive; permissive; consisting In endurance or submission, rather than action; and in some connections […]

In international law Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Pannage; a liberty for hogs to run in forests or woods to feed upon mast Mon. Angl. 1, 682 Source: Black’s Law […]

In the definition of man-slaughter as homicide committed without premeditation but under the Influence of sud-den “passion,” this term means any intense […]

A ferryman. Jacoh Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In English law. A klnd of permit, being a note or check which the toll-clerks on some canals give to the boatmen, […]

He who has the lnterest or command of the passage of a river; or a lord to whom a duty is paid […]

A person whom a common carrier has contracted to carry from one place to another, and has, in the course of Source: […]

An ancient writ addressed to the keepers of the ports to permit a man who had the king’s leave to pass over […]

A voyage or ex-pedltion to the Holy Land made by the kings of England in person. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

An ancient court of record in Liverpool, once called the “may-or’s court of pays sage,” but now usually called the “court of […]

The fare of a passenger by sea; money pald for the transpor-tatton of persons In a ship or vessel; as dls-tingulshed from […]

A book in which a bank or banker enters the deposits made by a customer, and which is retained by the latter. […]

A way over water; an ease-ment giving the right to pass over a piece of private water Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In the clvll law. A feeding wood; a wood devoted to the feeding of cattle. Dig. 50, 16, 30, 5 Source: Black’s […]

The grazing or pasturage of cattle Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law and praotice. Easter. De termino Pascha, ot the term of Easter. Bract fol. 246b Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

A particular meadow or pas-ture land set apart to feed cattle Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)