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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
In Civil Law. A farmer of the public revenue; one who held a lease of some property from the public treasury.
Dig. 39, 4. 1. 1; 39. 4. 12. 3; 39. 4. 13.