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Balaena

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A large fish, called by Blackstone a "whale." Of this the king had the head and the queen the tail as a perquisite whenever one was taken on the coast of England. Prynne, Ann. Reg. 127; 1 Bl. Comm. 221.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A whale. See 1 Bl. Comm. 222.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A large fish, called by Blackstone a “whale.” Of this the king had the head and the queen the tail as a perquisite whenever one was taken on the coast of England. 1 BL. Comm. 222,.