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(I have commanded or made my mandate to the bailiff.) In English practice. The return made by a sheriff, where the bailiff of a liberty has the execution of a writ, that

In old English law. A habitation or dwelling, generally with land attached. Spelmau. A residence or dwelling-house for the parish priest; a parsonage or vicarage house. Cowell. Still used in Scotch law

In old F.nglish practice. A writ wlrich lay for a man taken on suspicion of felony, and the like, who could not be admitted to bail by the sheriff, or others having

In old records. A mere or moor; a lake, pool, or pond; a bog or marsh that cannot be drained. Cowell; Blount; Spelman.

An officer in Scotland, who, with tbe lord high constable, possessed a supreme itinerant jurisdiction in all crimes MARISCUS 760

In old English law. The title borne by several officers of state and of the law, of whom the most important were the following: (1) The earl-marshal, who presided in the court

Lat. In the civil law. Materials; as distinguished from spccies, or the form given by labor and skill. Dig. 41, 1, 7, 7-12; Fleta. lib. 3, c. 2.

A married woman; an elderly woman. The female superintendent of an establishment or institution, such as a hospital, an orphan asylum, etc., is often so called.

A middle between two extremes, whether applied to persons, things, or time.

“The practice of medicine is a pursuit very generally known and under- stood, and so also is that of surgery. The former includes the application and use of medicines and drugs for

In Spanish law. Preferred ; advanced. White, New Recop. L 3, tit. 10, c. 1, i i

In old Scotch law. A stock- horn ; a horn made of wood, “with circles and girds of the same.” Skene.

A market. An old form of the latter word common in Scotch law, formed from the Latin “mercatum.”

In practice. The arbitrament of the king or judge in punishing offeuses not directly censured by law. Jacob. So, “to be in mercy” signifies to be amerced or fined for bringing or

A term used in the. ancient books to designate an infidel or un- believer.

A tribute or rent paid in victuals. Cowell.

Great council. One of the names of the general council of the kingdom in the times of the Saxons. 1 Bl. Comm. 147.

A trench to convey water to or from a mill. St. 7 Jac. I. c. 19.

Iu English law. The lesser prerogatives of the crowu, including the rights of the revenue. 1 Bl. Comm. 241.

weeks after conception. Retween that time, and before the expiration of the sixth month, when the child may possibly live, it is termed “abortion.” When the delivery takes place soon after the