In Spanish law. A measure of land varying in different provinces, but Inthe Spanish settlements in America consisting of 6,400 square varas or yards.

A Hindu term for a poor man, mendicant; a religious beggar.

In Scotch law. A traveler or merchant stranger. Skene.

In old English law. The fourth part of a yard-land. Noy says an eighth only, because, according to him, two fardels make a nook, and four nooks a yard-land. Wharton.

In old English law. A bundle or pack; a fardel. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 22,

The fourth part of an acre of land. Spelman.

A voyage or passage by water; also the money paid for a passage either by laml or by water. Cowell.The price of passage, or the sum paid or to be paid for

A mill; a toll of meal or flour. Jacob; Spelman.

Money paid by tenants In lieu of a herlot. It was often applied to the bestchattel, as distinguished from heriot, the best beast. Cowell.

Whoremongers and adulterers.

n. A certain amount of provisionreserved as the rent of a messuage. Spelman.Rent generally which is reserved on a lease; when it was to be paid In money, itwas called “blanclie firmc.”

1. The lessee of a farm. It is said that every lessee for life or years, althoughit he hut of a small house and land, is called “farmer.” This word implies nomystery,

An unlawful game of cards, In which all the other players play against thebanker or dealer, staking their money upon the order in which the cards will lie and bedealt from the

Lat. An ill-composed book containing a collection of miscellaneoussubjects not properly associated nor scientifically arranged. Wharton.

The ancient appellation of Serjeants’ Inn, Chancery lane.

Lat. Right; justice; the divine law. 3 Rl. Comm. 2; Calvin.

In old English law. A faggot of wood.

In Georgia, a “fast” bill of exceptions is one which may be taken in injunctionsuits and similar cases, at such time and in such manner as to bring the case up forreview

A day of fasting and penitence, or of mortification by religious abstinence.See 1 Chit. Archb. Pr. (12th Ed.) 100, et seq.

See ESTATE.