A penny anclently paid at the town of Maldon by those wbo had gutters laid or made out of thelr houses lnto the streets, wharton
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A publlc time and appolnted place of buying and selling; also, purchase and sale. Caldwell v. Alton, 33 111. 419, 75 Am. Dec. 282; Taggart v. Detroit, 71 Mich
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1. A character, usually in the form of a cross, made as a substitute for his signature by a person who cannot write, in executing a conveyance or other legal docu-ment. It is commonly made as follows: A third person writes the name of the marksman, leaving a blank space between the Christian name and surname; in this space the latter traces the mark, or crossed lines, and above the mark is written “his,” (or “her,”) and below it, “mark.”
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Pertaiuing to the sea or ocean or the navigation thereof; or to com-merce conducted by navigation of the sea or (ln America) of the great lakes and rivers
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Relating to, or connected with, the status of marriage; pertaining to a husband; incident to a husband
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In old English law. The emolument or revenue coming to the klng from the sea, which the sher-lffs anciently collected, but which was after-wards granted to the admiral. Spelman
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An obsolete writ for the tenant in frank-marriage to recover lands, etc., of whlch he was deforced
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The portion which is given with a daughter in marriage. Also the power which the lord or guardian in chivalry had of disposing of ids infant ward in matrimony
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An officer In Scotland, who, with the lord high constable, possessed a supreme itinerant jurisdiction in all crimes
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A seaman or sailor; one engaged in navigating vessels upon the sea
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A body of Infantry soldiers, trained to serve on board of vessels of war when in commission and to fight in naval engagements
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An ancient word which signified a mariner or seaman. In England
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Naval; relating or pertaining to the sea; transacted at sea; doing duty or service ou the sea
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1. The edge or border; the edge of a body of water where it meets the land. As applied to a boundary line of land, the “margin” of a river, creek, or other water-course means the center of the stream. Ez parte Jennings, 6 Cow. (N. Y.) 527, 16 Am. Dec. 447; Varick v. Smith, 9 Paige (N. ¥.) 551. But in the case of a lake, bay, or natural pond, tbe “margin” means the line where land and water meet. Fowler v. Vree-land, 44 N. J. Eq. 268, 14 Atl. 116; Lem-beck v. Andrews, 47 ohio St. 336, 24 N. E. 686, 8 L. R. A. 578
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In Scotch law. A note Inserted on the margin of a deed, embodying either some clause which was omlt-ted in transcribing or some change in the agreement of the parties. Bell
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L. Fr. Marshal; a high officer of the royal household. Britt fol. lb
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Marshy ground overflow-ed by the sea or great rivers. Co. Litt 5
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In old English law. A marshal; a master of the stables; an officer of the exchequer; a military officer of high rank, having powers and duties similar to those of a constable. Du Cange. See Marshal
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A dignity In a woman answerable to that of marquis in a man, conferred either by creation or by marriage with a marquiBi wharton
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