Category: H

The epoch or account of time used by the Arabians and the Turks, whobegin their computation from the day that Mahomet was compelled to escape fromMecca, which happened on Friday, July 16,

A fine for flight on account of murder. Domesday Book.

A harrow. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 77.

Sax. In old English law. A tribute or tax levied for the maintenance of an army. Spelman.

A division of household goods. Blount

Lat. A master. Servus facit ut hems (Jet, the servant does [the work] in orderthat the master may give [him the wages agreed on.] Herus dat ut servus facit. themaster gives [or

In the practice of the English supreme court of judicature there are two scales regulatingthe fees of the court and the fees which solicitors are entitled to charge. The lowerscale applies (unless

A subject. Du Cange.

In Saxon law. An unlawful assembly from eight to thirty-five, inclusive.Cowell.

Sax. In Saxon law. A military commander. Spelman.

Pertaining to homicide; relating to homicide; impelling to homicide; asa homicidal mania. (See INSANITY.)

Lat. To live honorably, creditably, or virtuously. One of the threegeneral precepts to which Justinian reduced the whole doctrine of the law, (lust. 1, 1,3; Bract, fols. 3, 36,) the others being

In old English law. A treasurer. Du Cange.

Inns. Hospitia communia, common inns. Reg. Orig. 105. Hospitia curia:,inns of court. Hospitia canccllarice, inns of chancery. Crabb, Eng. Law, 428, 420; 4Reeve, Eng. Law, 120.

The twenty-fourth part of a natural day; sixty minutes of time.

A ship used to transport horses. Also termed “uffer.”

A ram or wether.

An instrument for measuring the density of liuids. Being immersed iuliuids, as iu water, briue, beer, brandy, etc., it determines the proportion of theirdensity, or their specific gravity, aud theuce their quality.

In old English law. A parish.

Lat. A form of the salutatory expression “Ave,” (hail,) in the titles ofthe constitutions of the Theodosian and Justinianean Codes. Calvin; Spelman.