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HUSBANDRY

Agriculture; cultivation of the soil for food; farming, in the sense ofoperating land to raise provisions. Simons v. Lovell, 7 lleisk. (Tenn.) 510; McCue v.Tunstead, 05 Cal. 500, 4 Pac. 510.

HYTHE

In English law. A port, wharf, or small haven to embark or land merchandiseat Cowell; Blount.

HABENDUM

Lat. In conveyancing. The clause usually following the granting part ofthe premises of a deed, which defines the extent of the ownership In the tiling grantedto be held and enjoyed by the

HABITUAL DRUNKARD

A person given to ebriety or the excessive use of intoxicatingdrink, who has lost the i>ower or the will, by frequent indulgence, to controlhis appetite for it Ludwick v. Com., 18 Pa.

HIREDITAS

In Roman law. Thehwrcditas was a universal succession by law to any deceased person, whether suchperson had died testate or intestate, and whether in trust (ex fidcicommisso) foranother or not. The like

HALL

A building or room of considerable size, used as a place for the meeting ofpublic assemblies, conventions, courts, etc.In English law. A name given to many manor-houses because the magistrate’s courtwas held

HANAPER

A hamper or basket in which were kept the writs of the court of chanceryrelating to the business of a subject, and their returns. 3 Bl. Comm. 40. According toothers, the fees

HAPPINESS

The constitutional right of men to pursue their “happiness” means theright to pursue any lawful business or vocation, in any manner not inconsistent with theequal rights of others, which may increase their

HAUBER

O. Fr. A high lord; a great baron. Spelman.

HE

The use of this pronoun In a written instrument, in referring to a person whoseChristian name is designated therein by a mere initial, is not conclusive that the personreferred to is a

HEAVE TO

In maritime parlance and admiralty law. To stop a sailing vessel’sheadway by bringing her head “into the wind,” that is, iu the direction from which thewind blows. A steamer is said to

HEIR-LOOMS

Such goods and chattels as, contrary to the nature of chattels, shallgo by special custom to the heir aloug with the inheritance, aud not to the executor.The termination “loom” (Sax.) signifies a

HEORDFiETE, or HUDEFSST

In Saxon law. A master of a family, keeping house, distinguished from a lower class offreemen, viz., folgeras, (folgarii,) who had no habitations of their own, but were houseretainersof their lords.

HERD

n. An indefinite number, more than a few, of cattle, sheep, horses, or otheranimals of the larger sorts, assembled and kept together as one drove and under onecare and management. Brim v.

HERES

Heir; an heir. A form of hcrrcs, very common in the civil law. See ILERES.

HERITAGE

In the civil law. Every species of immovable which can be the subject ofproperty; such as lands, houses, orchards, woods, marshes, ponds, etc., in whatevermode they may have been acquired, either by

HETSRARCHA

The head of a religious house; the head of a college; the warden of acorporation.

HIGUELA

In Spanish law. A receipt given by. an heir of a decedent, setting forthwhat property he has received from the estate.

HIS EXCELLENCY

In English law. The title of a viceroy, governor general, ambassador, or commander in chief.In American law. This title is given to the governor of Massachusetts by the constitutionof that state; and

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