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A custom prevalent in some parts of England, by which the youngest son inherits the estate in preference to his older brothers. 1 Bl. Comm. 75.

In feudal law. A symbol which gave seisin of land, to hold of the donor in capite.

An under-oflicer of the forest, whose duty it was to oversee and true inquisition make, as well of sworn men as unsworn, in every bailiwick of the forest; and of all manner

The breaking any pound or place where cattle or goods distrained are deposited, in order to take them back. 3 Bl. Comm. 14G.

In Saxon law. The ruler of the Saxon heptarchy.

Writs of course. Formal writs issuing as of course.

Persons chosen by the citizens, to have the care and supervision of bridges, and having certain fees and profits belonging to their office, as in the case of London Bridge.

In old English law. A wood, a thicket or covert of bushes and brushwood. Cowell; Blount.

A structure or edifice erected by the hand of man, composed of natural materials, as stone or wood, and intended for use or convenience. Truesdell v. Gray, 13 Gray (Mass.) 311; State

A term anciently applied to a castle or fortified place; a borough, (q. v.) Spelman.

A burgess, (q. v.)

A term used in the old English law, to designate a large and clumsily constructed ship.

Regulations, ordinances, or rules euacted by a private corporation for its own government A by-law is a rule or law of a corporation, for its government, and is a legislative act, and

Equity assists ignorance, but not carelessness.

Sax. Bearing upon the back or about the person. Applied to a thief taken with the stolen property in his immediate possession. Bract 1, 3, tr. 2, c. 32. Used with handlmbend,

To procure the release of a person from legal custody, by undertaking that he shall appear at the time and place designated and submit himself to the jurisdiction and judgment of the

contract in which the bailor agrees to pay an adequate recompense for the safe-keeping of the thing intrusted to the custody of the bailee, and the bailee agrees to keep it and

An ancient writ to remove a bailiff from his office for want of sufficient land in the bailiwick. Reg. Orig. 78.

In English law. A knight made in the field, by the ceremony of cutting off the point of his standard, and making it, as it were, a banner. Knights so made are

To summon tenants to serve at the lord’s courts, to bring corn to be ground at his mill.