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The proper style of the wife of an esquire or a gentleman in England.

A pattern or representation of something to be made. A fac simile Of some MODERAMEN INCULPATJ2 787

In old records. A mill.

A memorial, superscription, or record.

Public pawnbrok- iug establishments; institutions established by government, in some European countries, for lending small sums of money on pledges of personal property. In France they are called “monts de pi

Anglo-Dutch. In old New York law. A measure of land, equal to about two acres.

In ecclesiastical law. A burial-place. A kind of ecclesiastical heriot, being a customary gift of the second best living animal belonging to the deceased, claimed by aud due to the minister in

Lat. (1) A woman; (2) a virgin; (3) a wife; (4) a legitimate child. I Inst. 243.

Lat In Roman law. A provincial person; a countryman. This was the designation of one born in the provinces or in a city politically connected with Rome, and who, having become a

A name given to the Issue of an Indian and a negro. Miller v. Dawson, Dud. (S. C.) 174.

Monastic habitation; perhaps the part of a monastery set apart for purposes of hospitality, or as a sanctuary for criminals. Anc. Inst. Eng. BL.LAW DTCT.(2D ED.)

Where a writ of scire facias has been actually served upon a de- fendant, the proper return is that its contents have been “made known” to him.

To compare great things with small things.

As applied to the post-otfice, this term means the carriage of letters, whether applied to the hag into which they are put. the coach or vehicle by means of which they are

lawful assistance. Bayard v. McLanc, 3 liar. (Del.) 208. “Maintenance,” at common law, signifies an unlawful taking in hand or upholding of quarrels or sides, to the disturbance or hindrance of common

A prefix meaning bad, wrong, fraudulent; as maladministration, malpractice, malversation, etc.

In Spanish law. Offense. White, New Recop. b. 2, tit. 19, c. 1,

L Fr. Such as used to pack juries, by the nomination of either party in a cause, or other practice. Cowell.

In Spanish law. An obligation is said to be mancoinunal when oue person assumes the contract or debt of another, and makes himself liable to pay or fulfill it Schm. Civil Law,

A formal written declaration, promulgated by a prince, or by the executive authority of a state or nation, proclaiming its reasons and motives for declar- ing a war, or for any other