Gradus
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
In the civil and old English law. A measure of space. A degree of relationship. A step or degree generally; 4. g., gradus honorum, degrees of honor. Vicat. A pulpit; a year; a generation.
Du Cange
A port; any place where a vessel can be brought to land. Du Cange,