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In old English law. The great court; one of the ancient names of parliament.

This phrase means gold or silver, or something equivalent thereto, and convertible at pleasure into coined money. Bull v. Bank. 123 U. S. 105, 8 Sup. Ct. 02. 31 L. Ed. 97;

The enclosed space of ground and buildings immediately surrounding a dwelling-house. In its most comprehensive and proper legal signification, it includes all that space of ground and buildings thereon which is usually

In English law. A variety of copyhold estate, the evidences of the title to which are to be found upon the court rolls; the entries declaring the holding to be according to

A guardian can make the estate of an existing heir under his guardianship better, not worse.

In old English law. A cyrographer; an officer of the banc- us, or court of common bench. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 30.

The expression of the monopoly of Oxford, Cambridge, and the royal printers to publish the Bible.

In the civil law. A guardian or trustee appointed to take care of property in certain cases; as for the benefit of creditors. Dig. 42, 7. In Scot’s law. The term is

In old English law. The mayor’s court. Calth. 144.

The currency of the country : whatever is intended to and does actually circulate as currency; every species of coin or currency. Miller v. McKinney. 5 Lea (Tenn.) 90. In this phrase

In old English law. Court lands. Cowell. See COUBT LANDS.

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(Lat. Ancient or great duties.) The duties on wool, sheep-skin, or wool-pelts and leather exported were so called, and were payable by every merchant, stranger as well as native, with the exception

A chirograph, (which see.)

4 Kent, Comm. 403. When that which I do is of no effect as 1 do it, it shall have as much effect as it can; i.e., in some other way.

Surveyors of the highways.

A court so called, anciently held at Carisbrook Castle, in the Isle of Wight. Cowell.

This term means the same as “market value.” Cases of Champagne, 23 Fed. Cas. 11 OS.

A curtilage; the area or space within the inclosure of a dwellinghouse. Spelman.

Such as are due by ancient custom or prescription only.