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In old English law. The wealh, or Briton who had care of the klng’s horses Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Scotch law. “Letters of horning” is the name given to a judicial pro-cess issuing on the decree of a court, by […]

Lat A place for keeping graln; a granary. A place for keeping fruits, wines, and goods generally; a store-house. Calvin.; Bract fol. […]

In old English lnw. Tenure by cornage; that is, by the service of winding a horn when the Scots or other ene-mies […]

Sax. In old English law. A tax withln a forest, paid for horned beasts. CoweU; Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In old Scotch practice. A kind of trumpet used in denouncing contumacious persons rebels and outlaws, which was done with three blasts […]

A primer; a book ex-plaining the rudiments of any science or branch of knowledge. The phrase “horn-book law” is a colloquial designation […]

In old English law. A hoard; a treasure, or repository. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old records. Barley. Hordeum palmale, beer barley, as distin-guished from common barley, which was called “hordeum quadragesimalc.” Blount Source: Black’s Law […]

In old records. A cow in calf Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old Engllsh law. A treasurer. Du Cange Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat An hour; the hour Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Spanish law. A gallows; the punlshment of hanging, white, New Re-cop. b. 2, tit 19, c. 4, J L Source: Black’s […]

In old English law. A valley. CowelL Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A Chinese term for a collector; an overseer of commerce Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Fr. Shame; evil; disgrace. Hony soit qui mal y pense, evil be to him who evil thinks Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

Land plowed and sown every year Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

By reason of honor or privilege. See Challenge Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Saxon law. a thief taken with hondhabend; i. e„ hav-Ing the thing stolen in his hand. CowelL Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

Lat in Roman law. The law of the prstors and the edicts of the sediles Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

As applied to public offices and other positions of responsibility or trust, this term means either that the office or tltle is […]

A title of courtesy glv-en in England to the younger children of Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In the civil law. An honorary or free gift; a gratuitous payment, as distinguished from hire or compensation for service; a lawyer’s […]

Lat To live hon-orably, creditably, or vlrtuously. one of the three general precepts to whlch Justinian reduced the whole doctrine of the […]

Lat. of good character or standing. Coram duobus vel pluribus viris legalibus ct honestis, before two or more lawful and good men. […]