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,.