Elder Brethren
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
A distinguished body of men, elected as musters of Trinity Hiouse, an institution incorporated in the reign of Henry VILI., charged with numer- ———EEEEEEE—E———— ous iinportant duties relating to the marine, such as the superintendence of light-houses. Mozley & Whitley; 2 Steph. Comm. 502. with a title of younger origin, is called the “elder title,” and prevails.