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The master or captain of a hoy

In old English law. A hllL Co. Lltt 5b

A place used by husbandmen to set thelr plows, carts, and other farming utensils out of the rain and sun. A shed; a cottage; a mean house

one who Is in actual possession of and who occupies a house, as

A fee paid for housing goods by a carrier, or at a wharf, etc

1. A dwelling; a building de-signed for the habitation and residence of men

In Scotch practice. The hour when a court ls met. 3 How. 8tate Tr. 603

The twenty-fourth part of a natural day; sixty minutes of time

The blending and mixing property belonging to different persons, ln order to divide it equally. 2 Bl. Comm. 190

In old Eng-lish law. This was a test, ln cases of accusation, by hot water; the party accused and suspected being appointed by the judge to put hls arms up to the elbows in seeth

Having the character of an enemy; standing in the relation of an ene-my. See 1 Kent, Comm. c. 4

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One who kills an enemy

In old records. The host-bread, or consecrated wafer, in the eucha-rist Cowell

Lat Enemies. Hostes humanl generis, enemies of the human race; i. e., pirates

See Hostler

In old records. A right to receive lodging and entertainment, anciently reserved by lords in the houses of tlieir tenants. CowelL

A person who is given into the possession of the enemy, ln a public war, his freedom (or life) to stand as security for the performance of some contract or promise made by the belligerent power giving the hostage with the other

L. Fr. An army. Britt, c. 22. A military expedition; war. Kelham

A Turkish governor in Mol-davia or wallachia

An inn; a household. See Cromwell ?. Stephens, 2 Daly (N. Y.) 17

one that kills hls guest or host

Inns. Hospitia communia, common inns. Reg. orig. 105. Hospitia curia, inns of court Hospitia cancellarics, inns of chancery. Crabb, Eng. Law, 428, 429 ; 4 Reeve, Eng. Law, 120

A host or entertainer

The knights of a re-ligious order, so called because they built a hospital at Jerusalem, wherein pilgrims were received. All their lands and goods in Eng-land were given to the sovereign by 32 Hen. VIIL c. 24

A great chamberlain

Lat A guest 8 Coke, 32

Lat. In the civil law. A gar-den. Dig. 32, 91, 6

The directing power of the military forces of the kingdom of Great Britain. ‘Hie commander in chief, or general commanding the forces, is at the

In old English law. A servlce or corvde, consisting ln watchlng the horses of the lord. Anc. Inst Eng

In old English law. The wealh, or Briton who had care of the klng’s horses

L. Fr. Out; out of; without

Lat A place for keeping graln; a granary. A place for keeping fruits, wines, and goods generally; a store-house. Calvin.; Bract fol. 48

Sax. In old English law. A tax withln a forest, paid for horned beasts. CoweU; Blount

In old English law. A hoard; a treasure, or repository. Cowell

In old Engllsh law. A treasurer. Du Cange

In old records. A cow in calf

In Spanish law. A gallows; the punlshment of hanging, white, New Re-cop. b. 2, tit 19, c. 4, J L

Lat An hour; the hour

A Chinese term for a collector; an overseer of commerce

In old English law. A valley. CowelL

Land plowed and sown every year

L. Fr. Shame; evil; disgrace. Hony soit qui mal y pense, evil be to him who evil thinks

By reason of honor or privilege. See Challenge

As applied to public offices and other positions of responsibility or trust, this term means either that the office or tltle is bestowed upon the Incumbent as a mark of honor or compliment, without Intending to charge him with the active discharge of the duties of the place, or else that he ls to re-cel […]

Lat In Roman law. The law of the prstors and the edicts of the sediles

Lat. of good character or standing. Coram duobus vel pluribus viris legalibus ct honestis, before two or more lawful and good men. Bract fol. 6L

A title of courtesy glv-en ln England to the younger children of

Lat To live hon-orably, creditably, or vlrtuously. one of the three general precepts to whlch Justinian reduced the whole doctrine of the law, (InsL 1, 1, 3; Bract, fols. 3, 3b,) the others being alterum non Ice der e, (not to injure others,) and suum euique tribuere, (to render to every man his due

Sax. Having in hand. See Handiiabend