Lat. An end; a fine; a boundary or terminus; a limit Also in L. Lat, a fine (q.v.)Finis est amicabilis compositio et finalis concordia ex concensu et concor- dia dominiregis vel justiciarum.

An ending; death, as the end of life. Blount; Cowell.

In the civil law. Action for regulating boundaries. The name of ail action which lay betweenthose who had lands bordering on each other, to settle disputed boundaries. Mackeld.Rom. Law,

Those that purify gold and silver, and part them by fire and water fromcoarser metals; and therefore, in the statute of 4 Hen. VII. c. 2, they are also called”parters.” Termes de

Sax. In old English law. A summoning forth to a military expedition,(i/idictio ad profevtionem militarcm.) Spelman.

Sax. A preparation to go into the army. Leg. lien. I.

Sax. In old English law. Exemption from military service. Spelman.

In old English law. A fine for refusing military service, {mulcta detrcotuutis mil ilium.) Spelman.A fine imposed for murder committed In the army; an acquittance of such fine. Fleta,lib. 1, c. 47.

The effect of combustion. The Juridical meaning of the word does not differfrom the vernacular. 1 Pars. Mar. Law, 231, et seq.

A Scotch measure of capacity, containing two gallons and a pint. Spelman.

A partnership; the group of persons constituting a partnership. The name ortitle under which the members of a partnership transact business.

In old English law. The contract of lease or letting; also the rent (or farm)reserved upon a lease of lands, which was frequently payable in provisions, butsometimes in money, in which latter

A Turkish word denoting a decree or grant of privileges, or passport to a traveler.

The right of a tenant to his lands and tenements. Cowell.

In old records. A place In monasteries, and elsewhere, where the poorwere received and supplied with food. Spelman. Ilence the word “infirmary.”

L. Lat. A fermor. A lessee of a term. Firmarii comprehend all such asbold by lease for life or lives or for year, by deed or without deed. 2 lust. 144, 145;

The doe season. Also a supplying with food. Cowell.

In old records. A farm.Firmior et potentior est operatio le- gis quam dispositio hominis. The operation ofthe law is firmer and more powerful [or efficacious] than the disposition of man. Co.Litt. 102a.

In old English law. An assurance of some privilege, by deed or charter.

A statement that an affiant “firmly believes” the contents of the affidavit imports a strong or high degree of belief, and is equivalent to saying that he “verily” believes it. Bradley v.