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

As to grand “Assize,” “Bill of Sale,” “Cape,” “Distress,” “Jury,” “Larceny,” and “Serjeanty,” see those titles Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

A collection of customs, laws, and forms of procedure in use in early times in France. See Couru-M1EB Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

The unit of weight In the metric system. The gramme is the weight of a cubic centimeter of distilled water at the […]

In old English law. An officer havlng charge of a granary. Fleta, llb. 2, c. 82, { 1; Id. c. 84 Source: […]

In England, this term designates a school in which such in-struction is given as will prepare the stu-dent to enter a college […]

(Gneco-Lat.) In the civll law. A place for keeping writings or records. Dig. 48, 19, 9, 6 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In Troy weight, the twenty-fourth part of a pennyweight Any kind of corn sown in the ground Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

An ancient duty in London under which the twentieth part of salt lm-ported by aliens was taken Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

A baron, inferior to a count. A fiscal judge. An advocate. Spelman; Cow-ell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A term used in equity to deuote the confirmation, by relation back, of the right of a mortgagee in premises to which, […]

A notary or scrivener. See St 5 Hen. VIIL c. 1. The word is a corrup-tion of the French “greffler” (q. v […]

A writing-book, register, or cartulary of deeds and evidences. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A pedigree; a tuble of relationship Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. A graffer, notary, or scrivener. St. 5 Hen. VIIL c. 1 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. By degrees or steps; step by step; from one de-gree to another. Bract fol. 64 Source: Black’s Law […]

In the civll and old English law. A measure of space. A degree of rela-tlonship Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

This word is commonly used in contradistinction to “right” Thus, in SL 22 Edw. III., the lord chancellor was instructed to take […]

Time of indulgence granted to an acceptor or maker for the payment of hls bill of exchange or note. It was originally […]

I. The regulation, re-straint, supervision, or control which is ex Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The title of the chief ex-ecutive in each of the states and territories of the United States; and also of the chief […]

In canon law. Compa-teruity; spiritual affinity Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In medical jurisprudence. An inflammation of the fibrous nnd ligamentous parts of the joints, characterized or caused by an excess of uric […]

E, or GORS. A wear, pool, or pit of water. Termes de la Ley Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law, a small, nar-row slip of ground. Cowell. In modem laud law, a small triangular piece of land, such […]