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In Saxon law. A frater-ulty Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Villein-socmen, who could not be removed from the land while they did the service due. Bract, c. 7; 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, […]

Turfs dug out of the grouud. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The gathering of grain aft-er reapers, or of grain left ungathered by reapers. Held not to be a right at common law. […]

A turf, sod, or clod of earth. The soil or ground; cultivated land in gen-eral. Church land, (solum et dos ecclesi#.) Spelman. […]

A term used In St. 1 Jac Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A hand dart Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A sword, lance, or horseman’s staff, one of tbe weapons allowed in a trlal by combat Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In the clvll law. Acorns or nuts of the oak or other trees. In a larger sense, all fruits of trees Source: […]

A little sword or dagger; a kind of sedge. Mat. Paris Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. A sword. An ancient emblem of defense. Hence the ancient earls or comites (the klng’s attendants, advisers, and associates in his […]

In Louisiana law. A phrase (translating the Fr. “Ration en payement”) which signifies the delivery and acceptance of real or personal property […]

A ceremony anciently performed In England by serjeants at law at the time of their appointment. The rlngs were inscribed with a […]

1. To transfer or yleld to, or be-stow upon, another, one of the operatlve words in deeds of conveyance of real property, […]

A donor; he who makes a glft Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Saxon law. A pledge. Fred-gisle, a pledge of peace. Qislebert, an lllus-trious pledge Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In pleadlng. The essential ground or object of the actlon in point of law, with-ont which there would be no cause of […]

L. Fr. To lie. Gist en le bouche, it lies in the mouth. Le action bien gist, the action well lies. Qisant, […]

An agister; a person who takes cattle to graze Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

L. Fr. Agistment; cattle taken in to graze at a certain price; also the money received for grazing cattle Source: Black’s Law […]

An Italian word, which sig-nifles the drawer of a bill. It is derived from “girare,” to draw Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

In Saxon aud old English law. A measure of length, equal to one yard, de-iived from the girth or circumference of a […]

In Saxon law. Members of a gild or decennary, oftener spelled “con-gildo.” Du Cange; Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

L. Fr. A cheat or deceiver. Applied in Britton to those who sold false or spurious things for good, as pewter for […]