Alveus
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The ordinary bed of a stream.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The bed or channel through which the stream flows when It runs within its ordinary channel. Calvin.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The bed or channel through which the stream flows when it runs within \t8 ordinary channel. Calvin. Alveus derelictus, « deserted chanuel. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 274.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. The channel or bed of a river or stream. Inst. 2. 1. 23. Alveus derelictus; a deserted channel; the dry bed of a stream. 1 Mackeld. Civ. Law, 280, §267.