LADE, or LODE
The mouth of a river.
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The mouth of a river.
L. Lat. In old English law. A measure of ale. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 11. Said to consist of six sextaries. Cowell.
Lat. In the civil law. Wool. See Dig. 32, 60, 70, 88.
In Scotch law. Rural. 7 Bell, App. Cas. 2.
Fr. Broad; the opposite of “estregte.” strait or strict Pures et largcs. Britt. c. 34.
To lie sideways. In opposition to lying endways; used iu descriptions of lands.
Lat. An arbitrator; a witness to character.
Fr. Law
To incline in opinion or preference. A court is sometimes said to “lean against” a doctrine, construction, or view contended for, whereby it is meant that the court regards it with disfavor
In English law. The name of a court of criminal jurisdiction, formerly of much importance, but latterly fallen into disuse. See COURT-LEET.
Lat In the civil law. A legacy; a gift left by a deceased person, to be executed by the heir. Inst. 2, 20, 1. In old English law. A legacy given to
In old European law. A vassal, or liege man; service; a were or were- gild. Spelman.
Pastures. Domesday; Co. Litt. 4b. A term often inserted iu old deeds aud conveyances. Cowell. LET, v. Ill conveyancing. To demise or lease. “To let and set” is an old expression. In
Licentiousness; an offense against the public economy, when of an an open and notorious character; as by frequenting houses of ill fame, which is an in- dictable offense, or by some grossly
Lat. Liberty; freedom; a privilege; a franchise.
In the law of contracts. A permission, accorded by a competent authority, conferring the right to do some act which without such authorization would be illegal, or would be a trespass or
Subjects.
A vessel serving the purpose of a light-house, usually at a place where the latter could not well be built.
Race; progeny ; family, ascending or descending. Lockett v. Lockett, 94 Ky. 289, 22 S. W. 224.
Pertaining to polite learning ; connected with the study or use of books and writings. The word “literary,” having no legal signification, is to be taken in its ordinary and usual meaning.