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one who does or is bound to do homage. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A wrlt to the escheator commanding him to de-liver seisin of lands to the heir of the king’s tenant, notwithstanding his homage […]

In eccleslastlcal law. The orders of bishops, (Including archbish-ops,) priests, and deacons in the Church of England. The Roman canonists had the […]

In feudal law. A service (or the ceremony of rendering it) which a tenant was bound to perform to his lord on […]

A will or deed written entirely by the testator or grantor with hls own hand. Estate of Billings, 64 Cal. 427, 1 […]

Sax. In old English law. A wood or grove. Spelman; Cowell; Co. Litt. 4b Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An Island in a river or the sea. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Spanish law. A holograph. An Instrument (particularly a will) wholly in the handwriting of the person executing it; or which, to […]

In English law. A piece of land held under a lease or slmllar tenancy for agricultural, pastoral, or slmllar pur-poses Source: Black’s […]

A religious festival; a day set apart for commemorating some important event in history; a day of exemption from labor. Webster. A […]

The holder of a bill of exchange, promissory note, or check is the person who bas legally acquired the possession of the […]

Sax. In Saxon law. A mll-ltary commander. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Saxon law. A house-servant. Any stranger who lodged three nlghts or more at a man’s house in a decennary was called […]

A measure of a capacity containing the fourth part of a tun, or sixty-three gallons. Cowell. A large cask, of indefinlte contents, […]

In old English law. A sheep of the second year. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 79, §§ 4, 12. A young hog. Cowell […]

or HOGIETU8. A hog or Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A name applled to a statute which comprises a medley of incongruous subjects Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A hill or mountain. In old English, a how. Qrene hoga, Grenehow. Domesday; Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

A hoke, hole, or less-er pit of salt. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

This was a duty given to the landlord that his tenants and bondmen might solemnize the day on which the English conquered […]

Let. (This Indeed is exceedingly hard, bat so the law is written; such is the written or positive law.) An observation quoted […]

Lat This he is ready to verify. Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A measure of welght in use in wales, equal to 168 pounds, being made up of four welsh pecks of 42 pounds […]

In old Engllsh law. Light horsemen or bowmen; also certain tenants, bound by their tenure to maintain a little light horse for […]

In Saxon law. An unlawful assembly from eight to thirty-five, inclusive. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)