The code or collection of constitutions made by the Roman jurist Gregorius. See CODEX GREGORIANUS.

The time from which the Gregorian calendar or computation dates; i. e., from the year 15S2.

In Spanish law. A guild; an association of workmen, artificers, or merchantsfollowing the same trade or business; designed to protect and further theinterests of their craft.

Lat The bosom or breast; hence, derivatively, safeguard or protection. InEnglish law, an estate which is in abeyance is said to be in grcmio legis; that is, in theprotection or keeping of

The statute 10 Geo. III. c. 16, by which the jurisdiction over parliamentaryelection petitions was transferred from the whole house of commons toselect committees Repealed by 9 Geo. IV. c. 22, $

In English law. A customary fine due from a copyhold tenant onthe death of the lord. 1 Strange, 654; 1 Crabb, Real Prop. p. 615,

A marriage celebrated at Gretna, iu Dumfries, (bordering on the county of Cumberland,)iu Scotland. By the law of Scotland a valid marriage may be contracted by consentalone, without any other formality. When

In old records. The sea shore, sand, or beach. 2 Mon. Angl. 625; Cowell.

Aggrieved. 3 East, 22.

In Saxon law. Peace; protection.

In old English law. A merchant or trader who engrossed all vendiblemerchandise; an engrosser. St 37 Edw. III. c. 5. See ENGROSSER.

A liquor saloon, barroom, or dram-shop ; a place where intoxicatingliquor is sold to be drunk on the premises. See Leesburg v. Putnam, 103 Ga. 110, 29 S. E. 602.

In old records. A deep hollow or pit; a bog or miry place. Cowell.

In England. An officer of the royal household, who has charge of the king’s wardrobe.

Formerly an officer belonging to the royal household. Jacob.

Great; culpable. General. Absolute or entire. A thing in gross exists in itsown right, and not as an appendage to another thing.As to gross “Adventure,” “Average,” “Earnings,” “Fault,” “Negligence,” and “Weight,” see

Fr. In French marine law. The contract of bottomry. Ord. Mar. liv. 3, tit 5.

Timber. Cowell.

L. Fr. Largely, greatly. Grosscment enseint, big with child. Plowd. 76.

In old English law. A fine, or sum of money paid for a lease. Plowd.270, 271. Supposed to be a corruption of gersuma, (g. v.) See GRESSUME.