Faithful. Tenants by knight service swore to their lords to he fcal and leal; i.e., faithful aud loyal.

A right in Scotland, similar to the right of turbary in England, for fuel, etc.

In feudal law. Fidelity; allegiance to the feudal lord of the manor; thefeudal obligation resting upon the tenant or vassal by which he was bound to he faithfuland true to bis lord,

Apprehension of harm. Apprehension of harm or punishment, as exhibited by outward and visible marks of emotion. An evidence of guilt In certain cases. See Burrill, Circ. Ev. 476.

A doing; the doing of an act. See MALFEASANCE; MISFEASANCE; NONFEASANCE.A making; the making of an indenture, release, or obligation. Litt.

Doing, or making, as, in the term “damage feasant,” (doing damage orinjury,) spoken of cattle straying upon another’s laud.

Doer; maker. Feasors del estatute, makers of the statute. Dyer, 36. Alsoused in the compound term, “tort-feasor,” one who commits or is guilty of a tort.

Certain established festivals or holidays in the ecclesiastical calendar. Thesedays were anciently used as the dates of legal instruments, and in England the quarterdays,for paying rent, are four feast-days. The terms of

The nearest approach to a system of international law known to theancient world. It was a branch of Boman jurisprudence, concerned with embassies, declarationsof war, and treaties of peace. It received this

Among the ancient Itomans, that order of priests who discharged the dutiesof ambassadors. Subsequently their duties appear to have related more particularlyto the declaring war and peace. Calvin.; 1 Kent, Comm. 6.

In constitutional law. A term commonly used to express a league or compact between two or more states.In American law. Belonging to the general government or union of the states.Founded on or

1. A freehold estate in lands, held of a superior lord, as a reward for services,and on condition of rendering some service in return for it. The trite meaning of theword “fee”

In English law. A freehold estate of inheritance, absolute and unqualified. It stands at the head of estates as the highest in dignity and the most ample in extent; since every other

An estate tail; an estate of inheritance given to a man and the heirs of hisbody, or limited to certain classes of particular heirs. It corresponds to the fciiiluintallialum of the feudal

The name given to certain secret tribunals which flourished inGermany from the end of the twelfth century to the middle of the sixteenth, usurpingmany of the functions of tbe governments which were

Fictitious; pretended; supposititious; simulated.

In Saxon law. One liound for another by oath; a sworn brother. A friendbound in the decennary for the good behavior of another. One who took the place ofthe deceased. Thus, if

A field; in composition, wild. Blount.

L. Fr. Faithful. See FEAL.

See SODOMY.