MAJESTAS
Lat. In Roman law. The majesty, sovereign authority, or supreme prerogative of the state or prince. Also a shorter form of the expression “crimcn ma- jcstatis,” or “crimcn lasw majcstatis,” an offense
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Lat. In Roman law. The majesty, sovereign authority, or supreme prerogative of the state or prince. Also a shorter form of the expression “crimcn ma- jcstatis,” or “crimcn lasw majcstatis,” an offense
A hill where the people assembled at a court, like the English assizes ; which by the Scotch and Irish were called “parley hills.” Du Cange.
Lat. Actual evil design; express malice.
A mansion-house or dwelling-place. Cowell.
He to whom a mandate, charge, or commandment is given; also, he that obtains a benefice by mandamus. Briggs v. Spaulding, 141 U. S. 132, 11 Sup. Ct 924, 35 L. Ed.
In old English law. Goods taken In the hands of an apprehended thief. The same as “mainour,” (q. v.)
Lat. With a long hand. A term used in the civil law, signifying in- directly or circuitously. Calvin.
The old writ of maintenance. Reg. Orig. 182.
Marshy ground overflowed by the sea or great rivers. Co. Litt. 5.
In English law. One of the second order of nobility; next in order to a duke.
In old records. A decayed house; a wall; the ruins of a buildiug; a certain quantity of land, about four oxgangs.
Lat. In Roman law. A legal marriage, contracted in strict ac- cordance with the forms of the older Roman iaw, i. e., either with the farreum, the co- emptio, or by us
Ground somewhat watery, not plowed, but covered with grass and flowers. Enc. Lond.
Those incident to primary powers given by a principal to his agent. For example, the general authority given to collect, receive, and pay debts due by or to tlie principal is a
In old English law. A family.
was reduced to 60 years, and again by that of 2 & 3 Wm. IV. c. 71, to 20 years. In the American states, by statute, the time of legal memory is
In old records. Timbers; wood for building.
In old writs. Wares. Mcrcimonia et mcrcliandizas, wares and mer- chandises. Reg. Brev. Append. 10.
In old English law. Mere; naked or abstract Mcrum jus, mere right. Bract fol. 31.
In old European law. A dwelling; a seat; a station ; quarters; the place where one lives or stays. Spelman.