Bull
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
In ecelesiastical law. An instrument granted by the pope of Rome, and sealed wilh a seal of lead, containing some decree, commandment, or other public act, emanating from the pontiff, Bull, in this sense, corresponds with edict or letters patent from other governments. Cowell; 4 Bl. change, meaning one who speculates for arise in the market.