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The greater year; the bissextile year, consisting of 300 days. Bract fol. 359b.

A curse, which was anciently annexed to donations of lands made to churches or religious houses, against those who should violate their rights. Cowell.

Lat. In spite; unwillingly.

A square piece of gold coin, commonly valued at thirty pence. Cowell.

Lat In the civil law. The contract of mandate, (q. v.)

In Scotch law. The service of a man or vassal. A bond of manreut was an instrument by which a person, in order to secure the protection of some powerful lord, bound

Sworn obedience or submission upon oath. Cowell.

In old Scotch law. Mayhem; mutilation of the body of a person. Skene.

A body of infantry soldiers, trained to serve on board of vessels of war when in commission and to fight in naval engagements. Maris et foeminsc conjunctio est de jure natmsc. 7

A woman who has a husband living and not divorced; a feme covert.

Lat. In the civil law. The mother or mistress of a family. A chaste woman, married or single. Calvin.

at A mother church. This term was anciently applied to a cathedral, in relation to the other churches in the same see, or to a parochial church, in relation to the chapels

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.