Category: H

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

A family living together. May v. Smith, 48 Ala. 4S8; Woodward v.Murray, 18 Johns. (N. Y.) 402; Arthur v. Morgan, 112 U. S. 495, 5 Sup. Ct. 241, 28 L.Ed. 825. Those

Under the Saxon organization of England, each county or shire comprisedan indefinite number of hundreds, each hundred containing ten tit kings, orgroups of ten families of freeholders or frankpledges. The hundred was

In Saxon law. The crime of housebreaking or burglary. Crabb, Eng. Law, 50, 30S.

In medical jurisprudence. (1) The morbid deposition of a sediment of any kind in the body. (2) A congestion or flushing of the blood vessels, as in varicose veins. Post-mortem hypostasis, a

In old English law. Rich men; literally, having men. The samewith fcesting-men, (q. v.) Cowell.

L. Fr. In old English law. A port or harbor; a station for ships. St. 27 Hen. VI. c. 3.

In Roman law. The heir, or universal successor in the event of death. Theheir is he who actively or passively succeeds to tlie entire property of the estate- leaver.lie is not only

In old English law. A fee or toll due for goods or merchandise vended In a hall. Jacob.A toll due to the lord of a fair or market for such commodities as