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Ad ostium ecclesiae

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

At the church door.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

At the D door of the church, Qne of the five species of dower formerly recognized by the English law. 1 Washb. Real Prop. 149; 2 Bl. Comm. 182. E Ad proximum antecedons fiat rolatio nisi impediatur sententi@. Relative words refer to the nearest antecedent, unless it be prevented by the context. Jenk. Cent. 180. AD QU#RIMONIAM, On complaint of.