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A church or chapel endowed with lands for the maintenance of priests to say mass daily for the souls of the donors. Termes de la Ley; Cowell.

This word, in its ordinary acceptation, as applicable to the imposition of a duty or burden, signifies capable of being charged, subject to be charged, liable to lie charged, or proper to

In French marine law. A charter-party.

Purity; continence. That virtue which prevents the unlawful intercourse of the sexes. Also the slate of purity or abstinence from unlawful sexual connection. People v. Brown, 71 Hun, 601, 24 N. Y.

In Anglo-Norman law. Were or weregild; the price of the head or person, (icapitis prctium.)

In England. The presiding judge in the court of common pleas, and afterwards in the common pleas division of the high court of justice, and one of the ex officio judges of

A tax upon chimneys or hearths; an ancient tax or duty upon houses iu England, now repealed.

A thing in possession, as distinguished from a thing in action. Sterling v. Sims, 72 Ga. 53; Vawter v. Grilli, 40 Ind. 001. See CHOSE IN ACTION. Taxes and customs, if paid,

In Saxon law. A freeman of inferior rank, chiefly employed in husbandry. 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 5. A tenant at will of free condition, who held land from a thane, on condition

This term is more comprehensive than the term “money.” as it is the medium of exchanges, or purchases and sales, whether it be gold or silver coin or any other article.

To summon; to command the presence of a person; to notify a person of legal proceedings against him and require his appearance thereto. To read or refer to legal authorities, in an

Lat. Civil, as distinguished from criminal. Civilis actio, a civil action. Bract, fol. 1016.

An ancient writ by which the king commanded the justices in eyre to admit the claim by attorney of a person who was in the royal service, and could not appear in

(He broke the close.) In pleading and practice. Technical words formerly used in certain actions CLAUSUM PASCHI^ 207 CLERGYABLE of trespass, and stiU retained in the phrase quare clausum fregit, (q. v.)

One which is not subject to any incumbrance. Roberts v. Bassett, 105 Mass. 409.

A writ for the delivery of a clerk out of prison, who was taken aud incarcerated upon the breach of a statute merchant. Reg. Orig. 147.

There are four of these officers, who attend the ford privy seal, or. in the absence of the lord privy seal, the principal secretary of state. Their duty is to write and

Bolls containing the record of the close writs (Uteris clausw) and grants of the king, kept with the public records. 2 Bl. Comm. 346

The edge or margin of a country bounding on the sea. It is held that the term includes small islands and reefs naturally connected with the adjacent land, and rising above the

A French code, enacted in 1808, regulating criminal procedure.