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HEALTHY

Free from disease or bodily ailment, or any state of the system peculiarlysusceptible or liable to disease or bodily ailment. Bell v. Jeffreys, 35 N. C. 350.

HEGEMONY

The leadership of one among several independent confederate states.

HENEDPENNY

A customary payment of money instead of hens at Christmas; acomposition for eggs. Cowell.

HERISCHULDA

In old Scotch law. A fine or penalty for not obeying the proclamationmade for warfare. Skene.

HERRING SILVER

This was a composition in money for the custom of supplyingherrings for the provision of a religious house. Wharton.

HIGH

This term, as used in variouscompound legal phrases, is sometimes merely an addition of dignity, not importing acomparison; but more generally it means exalted, either in rank or location, oroccupying a position

HIRE

v. To purchase the temporary use of a thing, or to stipulate for the labor orservices of another. See HIKING.To engage in service for a stipulated reward. as to hire a servant

HLOTHBOTE

In Saxou law. A fine for being present at an unlawful assembly.Spelman.

HOLDER

The holder of a bill of exchange, promissory note, or check is the person who has legally acquired the possession of the same, from a person capable of transferring it, by indorsement

HOMESTEAD

The home place; the place where the home is. It is the home, thehouse and the adjoining land, where the head of the family dwells; the home farm. Thelixed residence of the

HORDA

In old records. A cow in calf.

HOSPITATOR

A host or entertainer.Hospitator communis. Au innkeeper. 8 Coke, 32.llospitator magnus. The marshal of a camp.

HOTEL

An inn ; a public house or tavern ; a house for entertaining strangers ortravelers. St Louis v. Siegrist, 40 Mo. 594; People v. Jones, 54 Barb. (X. Y.) 316; Cromwellv. Stephens,

HUIS

L. Fr. A door. “Al huis del es- glise,” at the door of the church. Bendloe, 133.

HURT

In such phrases as “to tbe hurt or annoyance of another,” or “hurt, molested,or restrained in his person or estate,” this word is not restricted to physical injuries, butincludes also mental pain,

HYPOTHETICAL YEARLY TENANCY

The basis, in England, of rating lands andhereditaments to the poor-rate, and to other rates and taxes that are expressed to beleviable or assessable In like manner as the poor-rate.

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