Ad Medium Filum Aquae
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
To the middle thread of the stream.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat To the middle thread, or line of the water; to the centre of the strec^n. An expression frequently used in describing the extent of the rights of the proprietors of land bounded on a river, or stream. 8 Kent's Com. 428, 429, and notes. 2 Smith's Lead. Cas. 98, [147, 148, Am. ed.] Ad JUum medium aqua, ad filum aquce, usque filum aquce, are different forms of this phrase. See Filum aquce. AD MEDIUM FILUM VI^. L. Lat. To the middle line, or thread of the way; to the centre of the road. A phrase used in describing the extent of the nght of ownership of lands bounded on a street or highway. 2 Smith's Lead. Cas. 98, [144, 145, Am. ed.] See Filum vice.