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Another name for a curative act or statute. See Lockhart v. Troy, 48 Ala. 584 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. one of the services to be rendered by a thane, but in what it consisted seems un-certain Source: […]

In Saxon law. A court-baron; an ecclesiastical court Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An exaction of 40d. ob more, collected by the sheriff of Northum-berland from the people of that county twice iu every seven […]

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

In old English law. A narrow piece of unplowed land left at the end of a plowed field for the turning of […]

A syllabus to a reported case; a summary of the points decided in the case, which is placed at the head or […]

In Saxon law. Tbe head or chlef officer of a borough; chief of the frankpledge tithing or decennary. This office was afterwards, […]

Certain tribunals in Scotland, abolished by 20 Geo. II. c. 50. Ersk. 1, 4, 5 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Exposed to or involving danger; perilous; risky Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Chief; leading; principal; the upper part or priucipal source of a stream Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. An oflicer appointed in the lord’s court to keep Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old Englisb law. An Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A trader who goes from place to place, or along the streets of a town, selling the goods which he carries with […]

Another name for “hedge-bote,” being one of the estovers allowed to a tenant for life or years, namely, material for repairing the […]

A coat or shirt of mail; hence, derivatively (in feudal law) one who held a fief on the duty or service of […]

In old English law. A valley. Co. Litt. 5b Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

To possess corporally. “No one, at common law, was sald to have or to be in possession of land, unless it were […]

A place of a large recelpt and safe riding of shlps, so situate and secured by the land circumjacent that the vessels […]

L. Fr. High street; highway. Yearb. P. 11 Hen. VI. 2 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A man armed wlth a coat of maii. Jacob Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In the clvll law. A species of servitude, consisting In the rlght to draw water from another’s well or spring, in […]

L. Fr. Highway. Yearb. M. 4 Hen. VI. 4 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The use of thls word, instead of the statutory word “carry,” in an indictment charging that the defendant “did felo-niously steal, take, […]

In old English law. Hatred. Leg. wm. I. c. 16; Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)