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HERCIATURA

In old English law. Harrowing; work with a harrow. Fleta, lib.2, c. S2,

HERCISCUNDA

In the civil law. To be divided. Familia hcrclscunda, an inheritance tobe divided. Actio familia; hcrcis- cundw, an action for dividing an inheritance.Erciscunda is more commonly used in the civil law. Dig.

HERD

n. An indefinite number, more than a few, of cattle, sheep, horses, or otheranimals of the larger sorts, assembled and kept together as one drove and under onecare and management. Brim v.

HERDER

One who herds or has charge of a herd of cattle, in the senses above defined.See Hooker v. McAllister, 12 Wash. 40, 40 Pac. 017; Underwood v. Birdsell, 6Mont. 142, 9 Pac.

HERDEWICH

A grange or place for cattle or husbandry. Mon. Angl. lit. 3.

HERDWERCH, HEORDWERCH

Herdsmen’s work, or customary labor, done by shepherds and inferior tenants, at thewill of the lord. Cowell.

HEREAFTER

A word of futurity, always used in statutes and legal documents asindicative of future time, excluding both the present and the past. Chapman v. Holmes,10 N. J. Law, 20; Tremont & S.

HEREBANNUM

In old English law. A proclamation summoning the army into the field.A mulct or fine for not joining the army when summoned. Spelman.A tax or tribute for the support of the army.

HEREDAD

In Spanish law. A piece of land under cultivation; a cultivated farm, realestate; an inheritance or heirship.

HEREDERO

In Spanish law. Heir; he who, by legal or testamentary disposition,succeeds to the property of a deceased person. “Hccrcs ccnscatur cum dcfuncto unaeadcmque persona.’” Las Partidas, 7, 9, 13 ; See Emeric

HEREDITAGIUM

In Sicilian and Neapolitan law. That which is held by hereditaryright; the same with hercditamcntum (hereditament) in English law. Spelmau.

HEREDITAMENTS

Tilings capable of being inherited, be it corporeal or incorporeal,real, personal, or mixed, and including not only lands and everything thereon, but alsolieir-looms, and certain furniture which, by custom, may descend to

HEREFARE

Sax. A going into or with an army; a going out to war, (profcctiomilitaris;) an expedition. Spelman.

HEREGELD

Sax. In old English law. A tribute or tax levied for the maintenance of an army. Spelman.

HEREMITORIUM

A place of retirement for hermits. Mon. Angl. torn. 3, p. 18.

HERES

Heir; an heir. A form of hcrrcs, very common in the civil law. See ILERES.

HERESCHIP

In old Scotch law. Theft or robbery. 1 Pitc. Crim. Tr. pt. 2, pp. 20, 89.

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