Black's Law Dictionary

A light sea-going vessel, used only for pleasure-tripe, racing, eta Webster. See 22 St. at Large, 566 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 2845); Rev. St U. S. §§ -4215-4218 (U. S. Comp. St 1

In old records. Mere assertion and denial, without oath.

A measure of length, containing three feet or thirty-six inches. A piece of land inclosed for the use and accommodation of the inhabitants of a house.

Or virgata terræ, is a quantity of land, said by some to be twenty acres, but by Coke to be of uncertain extent

Yes and no. According to a charter of Athelstan, the people of Ripon were to be believed in all actions or suits upon their yea and nay, without the necessity of taking any oath. B

The period in which the revolution of the earth round the sun, and the accompanying changes in the order of nature, are completed. Generally, when a statute speaks of a year, twelv

This period was fixed for many purposes in law. Thus, in the case of an estray, if the owner did not claim it within that lime, it became the property of the lord. So the owners of

Books of reports of cases in a regular series from the reign of the English King Edward I., inclusive, to the time of Henry VIII., which were taken by the prothonotaries or chief s

In English law. An ancient prerogative of the king, whereby he was entitled to the profits, for a year and a day, of the lands of persons attainted of petty treason or felony, toge

See Estate fob Years.

This estate arises either expressly, as when land is let from year to year; or by a general parol demise, without any determinate interest, but reserving the payment of an annual r

The affirmative and negative votes on a bill or measure before a legislative assembly. "Calling the yeas and nays" is calling for the individual and oral vote of each member, usual

In old records. Winter; a corruption of the Latin "hiems."

In English law. A commoner; a freeholder under the rank of gentleman. Co-well. A man who has free land of forty shillings by the year; who was anciently thereby qualified to serve

The collected body of yeomen.

Properly called "yeomen of the guard of the royal household;" a bsdy of men of the best rank under the gentry, and of a larger stafute than ordinary, every one being required to be

Given; dated. Cowell.

In the law of real property, is to perform a service due by a tenant to his lord. Hence the usual form of reservation of a rent in a lease begins with the words "yielding and payin

In conveyancing. The initial words of that clause in leases in which the rent to be paid by the lessee is mentioned and reserved.

A little farm, requiring but a yoke of oxen to till it.

The registries of titles to land provided by acts of parliament for the ridings of the county of York in England. These resemble the offices for the registration or recording of de

This phrase, when used in English conveyancing with reference to settlements of land, signifies all such children as are not entitled to the rights of an eldest son. It therefore i

This word may include children and youth of both sexes. Nelson v. Cashing, 2 Cush. (Mass.) 519, 528,

The times of Christmas and Lammas.

L. Fr. Winter grain. Kelham.