Age Prayer

\L. Fr. age prier; L. Lat. c Btatis precatio.l In old English practice. A prayer for age; or for the allowance of a privilege or indulgence, on account of age.* At common law, in many real actions by or against an infant, and in actions of debt agdnst him, as heir to any deceased ancestor, either party might suggest the non-age of the defendant, and pray that the proceedings might be deferred until his full age, or (m legal phrase) that the infant might have his age, and that the parol might demur, that is, that the pleadings might be stayed.

3 Bl. Com. 300.

Termss de la ley.

Finch, Law, 360.

This was called the plea oi parol demurrer, which has been recently abolished.

Stat. 11 Geo. IV., and 1 Will. IV., c. 37, s. 10.

See Parol, Parol demurrer.