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Mystery

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

A trade, art or occupation.

2 Inst. 668.

Masters frequently bind themselves in the indentures with their apprentices to teach them their art, trade, and mystery.

State v. Bishop, 15 Me. 122; Barger v. Caldwell, 2 Dana (Ky.) 13L