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A place or piece of ground on which a house formerly stood, which has been destroyed by accident or decay. 2 Broom […]

In old English law. The owner of a toft Cowell; Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In feudal law. A towel. There is a tenure ot lands by the servlce of waiting with a towel at the king’s […]

Any person, firm, or corporatlon whose business it is to manufacture cigars, snuff, or tobacco in any form. Act of congress of […]

Lat in tbo civil law. Ti Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The words in a conveyance which show the estate in-tended to be conveyed. Thus, in a conveyance of land in fee-simple, the […]

In Spanish law. Title, white, New Recop. b. 1, tlt 5, c. 3, | 2 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Persons who in Scotland, after the Reformation, obtained grant» from the crown of the monas-terles and priories then erected into temporal lordshlps. […]

In Romnn lnw. A proper name, frequently used in designating nn indefinite or fictitious person, or n person referred to: by wny […]

The radicnl mending of this word appears to be that of a mark, style, or designation; a distinctive appellation; the name by […]

In Saxon law. This was the name of the head or chief of a decennary. In modern English law, he is the […]

In Snxon nnd old English lnw. Money pnld to the sherifT by the several tlthings of his county. CowelL Source: Black’s Law […]

one who gathers tithes Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In English law. The tenth part of the increase, yearly arlslng and re-newing from the profits of lands, the stock npon lands, […]

A place where in-toxica ting drinks are sold in drams or email quantities to be drunk on the premises, and where men […]

In English law. An officer appointed by the marshal of the king’s bench to attend upon the judges with a kind of […]

A tribute paid for the Ub Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Scotch law. The loss of the feu, from allowiug two years of feu duty to run into the third unpaid. Bell […]

Fishermen who destroy-ed the young fry on the river Thames by nets and unlawful engines. Cow’ell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]

In old Scotch law. The sea-mark; high-water mark. Tide-mouth. Skene Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old records. Brush-wood and thorns for fencing and hedging. Cowell; Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

LD. The ancient parliament or annual convention in the Isle of, Man, held upon Midsummer-day, at St. John’s chapel: Cowell Source: Black’s […]

L. Fr. A place where justice was administered. Kelham Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Sax. In old forest law. A petty ofiicer of the forest who .had the care of vert aud venison by night, and […]

The measure of duration Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)