Category: dictionaries

The Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A welsh term for a waster, rhymer, minstrel, or other vagabond who makes assemblies and collections. Barring. Ob. St 360 Source: Black’s […]

Sax. Kin or kindred Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The Mohammedan book of faith. It contains both ecclesiastical and secular laws Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Hindu law. A mortgage-deed or deed of conditional sale, being one of the customary deeds or instruments of security in India […]

The difference between “knowledge” and “belief’ is nothing more than In the degree of certainty, with re-gard to things which make not […]

A title formerly given to the Lollards. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In seamen’s language, a “knot” is a division of the log-line serving to meas-ure the rate of the vessel’s motion. The number […]

In conveyancing. A form of public address, of great antiquity, nnd with which many written instruments, such as bonds, letters of attorney, […]

An ancient guild or society formed by King Edgar Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To assign to a bidder at an auction by a knock or blow of the hammer. Property is‘ said to he “knocked […]

A species of feu-dal tenure, which differed very slightly from a pure and perfect feud, being entirely of a military nature; and […]

A court which used to be held twice a year by the bishop of Hereford, In England Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In English law. The next personal dignity after the noblllty. of knights there are several orders and degrees. The first in rank […]

In English law. An officer in the royal household who has jurisdiction and cognizance of offenses com-mitted within the household and verge, […]

A rascal; a false, tricky, or de-ceitfuL person. The word originally meant a boy, attendant, or servant, but long-continued usage has given […]

A portion of grain given to a mill-servant from tenants who were bound to grind their grain at such mill Source: Black’s […]

The ceremony of touching the lips to a copy of the Bible, used in administering oaths. It is the exter-unl symbol of […]

IA. In medical jurisprudence. A form (or symptom) of mania, consisting in an irresistible propensity to steal. See INSANITY Source: Black’s Law […]

In English law. An ancient record remaining with the remem-b ran cer of the exchequer, being an inquisition or survey of all […]

In Scotch law. . A church; the church; the establlshed church of Scotland. -Kirk-mote. A meeting of parishioners on church affairs.—Kirk-offiecr. The […]

A ship’s ballast See Kentlage Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. The space of time between the 3d of May and the Epiphany, in which fishing for salmon in […]

The prlncipal her-aid of Englaq0 was of old designated “klng of the heralds,” a title which seems to have been exchanged for […]

or KINTLE. A hundred pounds lu weight See Quintal Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)