Category: H

In old statutes. A hand-gun, about three-quarters of a yard long. BL.LAW DICT.(2D ED.)

A green plot in a valley.

Chief; leading; principal; the upper part or principal source of a stream.

An unlawful fisher in the Thames below London bridge; so calledbecause they generally fished at ebbing tide or water. 4 Hen. VII. c. 15; Jacob.

Succession by inheritance.

Peter-pence, (q. v.)

One who herds or has charge of a herd of cattle, in the senses above defined.See Hooker v. McAllister, 12 Wash. 40, 40 Pac. 017; Underwood v. Birdsell, 6Mont. 142, 9 Pac.

In old Scotch law. Theft or robbery. 1 Pitc. Crim. Tr. pt. 2, pp. 20, 89.

In Scotch law. A proprietor of land. 1 Kames, Eq. Pref.

Sax. In old English law. A surety, (ivarrantus.)

One of the four great Itoinau roads of Britain. More commonlycalled “Ikenild Street.”

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

A hoke, hole, or lesser pit of salt. Cowell.

A will or deed written entirely by the testator or grantor with his ownhand. Estate of Billings, 64 Cal. 427, 1 Pac. 701; Harrison v. Weatherby, ISO 111. 418,54 N. E. 237.

In English law. A writ which lay to replevy a man out ofprison, or out of the custody of any private person, In the same manner that chattelstaken in distress may be

As applied to public offices and other positions of responsibility or trust,this term means either that the ollice or title is bestowed upon the incumbent as a markof honor or compliment, without

Sax. In old English law. A tax within a forest, paid for horned beasts. Cowell; Blount

In old records. A right to receive lodging and entertainment,anciently reserved by lords in the houses of their tenants. Cowell.

The occupier of a house. Brande. More correctly, one who keepshouse with his family; the head or master of a family. Webster; 18 Johns. 302. Onewho has a household ; the head

A denomination of weight containing, according to the Englishsystem, 112 pounds; but in this country, generally, it consists of 100 pounds avoirdupois.