Berton

A large farm; the barnyard of a large farm. BES (Lat.; pi. b esses).

In the Roman law. A division of the as, or pound, consisting of eight unciae, or duodecimal parts, and amounting to two-thirds of the as. 2 Bl. Comm. 462, note (m). Two-thirds of an inheritance. Inst. 2. 14. 5. ?ight per cent, interest. 2 Bl. Comm. ubi supra.

In England, that and other inferior offices In Devonshire, a great are to be made liberally, by reason of the that the instrument may have effect rather ought to be made subject to the intention, old English law. Kind; favorable; indulas opposed to strict, harsh or narrow. Be- Benignior sententia in verbis generprseferenda: the more liberal meaning of is to be preferred. Benignins leges involuntas earum conservetur: laws are to in order that their intent may be preproperty by will property by will; a gift of a legacy, v. Leg- I. I. In old English, law. A sheep-fold, berchery.

In old English law. A shepherd, v. Berberewichus, berewita, berwita, I. I. In old or rather a part of a manor, separated smaller manor, belonging to a larger one; appurtenant to some town or manor; a barmer. An officer having charge of a officer among the Derbyshire miners, who, duties, executes the office of coroner. old English law. A barnjote, q. v. law. A city, town, burg or borough. English law. A city, bur,-h, habitation or a town. Burning; house-burning, rw called ai-son.

A large farm; the barn-yard of a large farm.

[L. Lat. bertana.] In English law. That part of a great country farm where the barns, stables, and other inferior offices stand, and wherein cattle are foddered, and other country business managed. Cowell. In Devonshire, according to Cowell, they called a great farm a berton; a small farm a living. See Barton. Bertonarii. Farmers or tenants of bertons, who seem to have been tenants at will. Cowell. Blount.