HEIRSHIP MOVABLES
In Scotch law. The movables which go to the heir, and not tothe executor, that the land may not go to the heir completely dismantled, such as thebest of furniture, horses, cows,
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In Scotch law. The movables which go to the heir, and not tothe executor, that the land may not go to the heir completely dismantled, such as thebest of furniture, horses, cows,
In ancient law, a herald was a diplomatic messenger who carriedmessages between kings or states, and especially proclamations of war, peace, ortruce. In English law, a herald is an officer whose duty
A word of futurity, always used in statutes and legal documents asindicative of future time, excluding both the present and the past. Chapman v. Holmes,10 N. J. Law, 20; Tremont & S.
A general, leader, or commander ; also a baron of the realm. Du Fresne.
A great lord. Jacob.
The season for sowing winter corn. Cowell.
A society of men. The Saxons ranked men into three classes,and valued them, as to satisfaction for injuries, etc., according to their class. Thehighest class were valued at 1,200s.. and were called
In old English law. A hide of land.
In old English law. A hill or mountain. In old English, a hoio. Grcne lioya,Grenehow. Domesday; Spelman.
One who does or is bound to do homage. Cowell.
Lat. A man; a human being, male or female; a vassal, or feudal tenant; aretainer, dependent, or servant.
Land plowed and sown every year.
In old English law. A service or corvee, consisting in watching thehorses of the lord. Anc. Inst. Eng.
A place or room in religious houses used for the reception of guests and strangers.
In old English law. A hill. Co. Litt. 56.
The presiding officer in the hundred court Anc. Inst. Eng.
A colloquial expression to designate a bribe to hinder information;pay to secure silence.
The name of an action allowed under the civil law for theenforcement of the claims of a creditor by the contract of hypotheca. Lovell v. Cragin,336 U. S. 130, 10 Sup. Ct
Lat. In Roman law. To allow [one] to have [possession.] Thisphrase denoted the duty of the seller of property to allow the purchaser to have thepossession and enjoyment. For a breach of
In Hindu law. A boundary or limit. A statutory punishment defined by law,and not arbitrary. Mozley & Whitley