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A maple tree. Not to be confounded with ara bills, (arable land Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Having a double or sev-eral meanings or senses. See Ambiguity Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A kind of rack for extort-ing confessions Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

1. In its broadest and most general signification, this term denotes the spirit and the habit of fairness, justness, and right dealing […]

In patent law. Any act or substance which is known in the arts as a proper substitute for some other act or […]

Just; conformable to the principles of natural justice and right Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. Travellng furniture, or riding equipments, including horses, horse harness, etc. Reg. orlg. 100b; St westm. 2, c. 39 […]

An equal. It is mention-ed in Simeon Dunelm, A. D. 882. Jacob Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The two periods of the year (vernal equinox about March 21st, and autumnal equinox about September 22d) when the time from the […]

An officer of state under the master of the horse Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in Roman and old English law. A knight Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The condition of possessing the same rights, prlvlleges, and immunlties, and belng liable to the same duties Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

The act or process of making equal or bringing about conformity to a common standard. The process of equal* izing assessments or […]

The time at which a new’ computation is begun; the time whence dates are numbered. Enc. Loud Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd […]

Alike; uniform; on the same plane or level with respect to efficiency Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A letter; a charter; an ln-stroment in writing for conveyance of lands or assurance of contracts. Calvin; Spel-man Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

In the civil law. Rescripts; opinions given by the emperors in cases sub* mitted to them for decision Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

A bishopric. The dignity or office of a bishop Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

In ecclesiastical law. 8ynodals, pentecostals, and other customary payments from the clergy to their diocesan bishop, formerly collected by the rural deans. […]

of or pertalning to episcopacy, or to the Episcopal Church Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Spanish law. A term synonymous with “equity” in one of Its senses, and defined as “the beuignant and prudent interpretation of […]

The office of overlook-ing or overseeing; the office of a bishop, who is to overlook and oversee the concerns of the church. […]

Expenses or gifts. Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A Christian festival, oth-erwise called the “Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles,” observed on the 6th of Janu-ary, in honor of the […]