The property which a woman brings to her husband In marriage; now more commonly called a “portion.”By dowry is meant the effects which the wife brings to the husband to support the

L. Fr. Twelve; a person twelve years of age. St. 18 Edw. II.; Barring. Ob. St. 20S.

Twelve peers assembled at the instance of the barons, In the reign of Henry III., to be privy counselors, or rather conservators of the kingdom.

An abbreviation for “doctor;” also, in commercial usage, for “debtor,” Indicatingthe items or particulars in a bill or in an account-book chargeable against the person towhom the bill is rendered or in

The standard, ensign, or military colors borne in war by the ancientkings of England, having the figure of a dragon painted thereon.

A code of laws prepared by Draco, the celebrated lawgiver ofAthens. These laws were exceedingly severe, and the term is now sometimes applied toany laws of unusual harshness.

The common term for a bill of exchange; as being drawn by one person onanother. Hinnemann v. Rosenhack, 39 N. Y. 100; Douglass v. Wilkeson, 0 Wend. (N. Y.) 043.An order for

Any one who draws or frames a legal document, e. g., a will, conveyance, pleading, etc.

An Interpreter employed In the east, and particularly at the Turkish court.

v. To make dry; to draw off water; to rid land of its superfluous moisture byadapting or improving natural watercourses and supplementing them, when necessary,by artificial ditches. People v. Parks, 58 Cal.

In common parlance, this term means a drink of some substance containingalcohol, something which can produce intoxication. Lacy v. State, 32 Tex. 228.

In copyright law. A literary work setting forth a story,incident, or scene from life, in which, however, the narrative Is not related, but isrepresented by a dialogue and action; may Include a

n. 1. A movable section of a bridge, which may be raised up or turned toone side, so as to admit the passage of vessels. Gildersleeve v. Railroad Co. (D. C.) 82Fed.

In the customs laws, this term denotes an allowance made by the governmentupon the duties due on imported merchandise when the importer, instead ofselling it here, re-exports it; or the refunding of

A person to whom a bill of exchange is addressed, and who is requested to pay the amount of money therein mentioned.

The person making a bill of exchange and addressing it to the drawee.Stevenson v. Walton, 2 Smedes & M. (Miss.) 265; Winnebago County State Bank v.Hustel, 119 Iowa, 115, 93 N. W.

In patent law. A representation of the appearance of material objects by means of lines and marks upon paper, cardboard, or other substance. Ampt v.Cincinnati, 8 Ohio Dec. 62S.

Thieves; robbers. Cowell.

A charge for the transportation of property in wheeled vehicles, such asdrays, wagons, and carts. Soule v. San Francisco Gaslight Co., 54 Cal. 242.

Droit-droit. Double right. A union of the right of possession and the right of property. 2 Bl. Comm. 199.