This term is. now synon-ymous with “dwelling-house,” but had once a more extended signification. It is fre-quently used in deeds, in describing tbe premises. Marmet Co. v. Archibald. 37 W. Va. 778, 17 S. E. 300; Grimes v. wilson, 4 Blackf. (Ind.) 333; Derby v. Jones, 27 Me. 36Q; Davis v. Lowden, 56 N. J. Eq. 126, 38 AU. 648
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
