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Amita

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A paternal aunt.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat A paternal aunt An aunt on the father's side. Amita magna. A great-aunt on the father's side. Amifa major. A great-great aunt on the father's side. Amita maxima. A great-great-great aunt, or a great-great-grandfather's slater. Calvin.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Lat. A paternal aunt. An major. A great-great aunt on the father’s side. Amita maxima. A great-great-great aunt, or a great-great-grandfather’s sister. Calvin.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat.

In the civil law. A paternal aunt; a father's sister. Inst. 3. 6. 1. Bract. fol. 68 b.