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A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
The lawful father, or the mother, of another person. Compare Parens. Parent and child. The relation or status subsisting between father, or mother, and offspring; as, in speaking of the law of parent and child.' There ie no implied contract on the part of a father to pay wages to a child that remains with him and renders him service after becoming of age. The child must show an express contract, before recovery can be had.'
See Ancestor; Child; Confession, 2; Father; GuAKDiiN; Infant.