Agenhine

AGENHINA, or AWNHINE.

In Saxon law. A domestic or inmate. One who stayed three nights in an inn was AGENS (Lat. agere, to do; to conduct). A conductor or manager of affairs. Distinguished from factor, a workman. A plaintiff. Fleta, lib. 4, c. 15, § 8. AGENT (Lat. agens, from agere, to do). One who undertakes \p transact some business, or to manage some affair, for another, by the authority and on account of the latter, and to render an account of it. 1 Livermore, Ag. 67; 2 Bouv. Inst. 3. _ The term is one of a very wide application, and includes a great many classes of persons to which distinctive appellations are given; as, factors, brokers, attorneys, cashiers of banks, auctioneers,- clerks, supercargoes, consignees, ships' husbands, masters of ships; and the like. The terms "agent" and "attorney" are often used synonymously. Thus, a letter or power of attorney is constantly spoken of as the formal instrument by which an agency is created. Paley, Ag. (Dunl. Ed.) 1, note. Agents are "general" or "special;" a general agent being one authorized to represent his principal in all mitters, in which case he is sometimes called a "universal agent" (g. v.), or in all matters of a particular class; a special agent, one authorized to act only on one occasion, or in one transaction. The distinction between an "agent" and a "servant" is that the former acts as a substitute for his principal, i. e., represents him in some transaction with third persons, while the latter merely performs the master's work. ^In In'ternational Law. The agents of a state in international affairs are (a) the persons to whom are delegated the management of the foreign affairs of the state by the constitution, and (b) all persons directly subordinate to them, the latter being generally designated as "diplomatic agents." Glenn, Int. Law, 105. In English Parliamentary Practice. Persons acting as solicitors in appealed cases in the privy council and house of lords are known as "agents," or "law agents." Macph. Privy Council, 65.

awnhin, sax. A guest, an inmate, one of the household, for whom the host is answerable if he break the peace.

Awenhine, Awnhine. Sax. [from agen, own, and hine, a servant.] In Saxon law. A domestic or inmate; one belonging to the family or household. Frum night uncuth^ twanight gest, thrid night aeenhine; first night a stranger, second night a guest, third night an inmate. LL., JSdw. Conf. c. 17. Sometimes written hogenhine, hoghenehyne, and homshyne. (qq. v.)