Marches
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
Engl. law. This word signifies the limits, or confines, or borders. Bac. Law Tracts, tit. Jurisdiction of the Marches, p.
246.
It was applied to the limits between England and Wales or Scotland. In Scotland the term marches is applied to the boundaries between private properties.