HOUSE
1. A dwelling; a building designed for the habitation and residence of men.”House” means, presumptively, a dwelling- house ; a building divided into floors andapartments, with four walls, a roof, and doors
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1. A dwelling; a building designed for the habitation and residence of men.”House” means, presumptively, a dwelling- house ; a building divided into floors andapartments, with four walls, a roof, and doors
A fee paid for housing goods by a carrier, or at a wharf, etc.
In criminal law. Breaking and entering a dwelling-house withIntent to commit any felony therein. If done by night, it comes under the definition of”burglary.”
A family living together. May v. Smith, 48 Ala. 4S8; Woodward v.Murray, 18 Johns. (N. Y.) 402; Arthur v. Morgan, 112 U. S. 495, 5 Sup. Ct. 241, 28 L.Ed. 825. Those
The occupier of a house. Brande. More correctly, one who keepshouse with his family; the head or master of a family. Webster; 18 Johns. 302. Onewho has a household ; the head
One who is in actual possession of and who occupies a house, asdistinguished from a “boarder,” ‘lodger,” or “guest.” See Bell v. Keach, 80 Ky. 45; Veilev. Koch, 27 111. 131.
A place used by husbandmen to set their plows, carts, and other farmingutensils out of the rain and sun. A shed; a cottage; a mean house.
In old English law. A hill. Co. Litt. 56.
A small coasting vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used In conveying passengersand goods from place to place, or as a tender to larger vessels in port. Webster.
The master or captain of a hoy.
A petty dealer and retailer of small articles of provisions, particularlyfarm and garden produce. Mays v. Cincinnati, 1 Ohio St 272; Lebanon County v. Kline,2 Pa. Co. Ct. R. 622.
In old pleading. Hitherto. 2 Mod. 24.
In old English law. A loud outcry with which felons (such as robbers,burglars, and murderers) were anciently pursued, and which all who heard it werebound to take up, and join in the
L. Fr. A door. “Al huis del es- glise,” at the door of the church. Bendloe, 133.
A ship used to transport horses. Also termed “uffer.”
In French law. Marshals; ushers; process-servers; sheriffs’ officers.Ministerial officers attached to the courts, to effect legal service of process required bylaw in actions, to issue executions, etc., and to maintain order during
In old records. A hulk or small vessel. Cowell.
In old records. A hill. 2 Mon. Augl. 292; Cowell.
A moist place. Mon. Angl.
Under the Saxon organization of England, each county or shire comprisedan indefinite number of hundreds, each hundred containing ten tit kings, orgroups of ten families of freeholders or frankpledges. The hundred was
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