Guardianship; state of being under a guardian.

Lat. In the civil law. To render an account of tutelage. Calvin. Tutelam reposcere, to demand an account of tutelage.

In French law. A kind of guardian.

In the civil law. This term corresponds nearly to “guardian.” (f. c., a person appointed to have the care of the person of a minor and the administration of his estate,) except

The office and power of a tutor.

A female tutor.

In Saxon law. A guest on the second night By the laws of TWELFHINDL 1180 TZAR, TZARINA Edward the Confessor It wqs provided that a man who lodged at an Inn, or

The highest rank of men in the Saxon government, who were valued at 1200s. If any injury were done to such persons, satisfaction was to be made according to their worth. Cowell.

The earliest statute or code of Roman law, framed by a com- mission of ten men, B. C. 450, upon the return of a commission of three who had been sent abroad

A writ issued under the St. 18 & 19 Vict. c. G7, for summary procedure on bills of exchange and promissory notes, abolished by rule of court in 18S0. Wharton.

The lower order of Saxons, valued at 200s. in the scale of pecuniary mulcts inflicted for crimes. Cowell.

A certificate which was given to the prosecutor of a felon to conviction.

In Saxon law. An accusation, impeachment, or charge of any offense.

Brit. A tribe or family branching or issuing out of another. Cowell.

In old English law, a tumbrel, castigatory, or ducking stool, anciently used as an instrument of punishment for common scolds.

Arbitrary or despotic government; the severe and autocratic exercise of sovereign power, either vested constitutionally in one ruler, or usurped by him by breaking down the division and distribution of governmental powers.

A despot; a sovereign or ruler, legitimate or otherwise, who uses his power unjustly and arbitrarily, to tlie oppression of liis subjects.

In medical jurisprudence. A poisonous ptomaine produced in milk, cheese, cream, or ice-cream by decomposition of albuminous constituents.

A mount or hill. Cowell.

in the singular num-TYTHE. Tithe, or tenth part ber, includes all the year; but tivclio months are to be computed according to twenty-TYTHING. A company of ten; a dis- eight days for