Capitaneus

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

He who held his land or title directly from the king himself. A commander or ruler over others, either in civil, military, or ecclesiastical matters. A naval commander. This latter use began A. D. 1264. Spelman, voc. "Capitaneus;" "Admiralius."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One holding in capite.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

He who held his land or title directly from the king himself. A commander or ruler over others, either In civil, military, or ecclesiastical matters. A naval commander. This latter use be- CAPITATION (Lat. caput, head). A polltax. An imposition yearly laid upon each person. The constitution of the United States provides that "no capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census, or enumeration, thereinbefore directed to be taken." Art. 1, s. 9, n. 4. See Hylton v. U. S., 3 Dall. (U. S.) 171, 1 L. Ed. 556; Loughborough v. Blake, 5 Wheat. (U. S.) 317, 5 L. Ed. 98.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A tenant in capite. He wbo held his land or title directly from the king himself. A captain; a naval commander.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A tenant tm capite. He who held his land or title directly from the king himself. A captain; a navai commander.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

I. A person holding an estate in capite; a captain.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. [from caput, a head.] In feudal law. One who held an estate or dignity in capite, that is, immediately from the king; a chief lord or baron of the king, (baro regis vel regni.) Spelman. See Caput. A leader; a captain. Spelman. Towns. Pl. 214, 216. A naval commander. Reg. Orig. 191. Capitaneus et custos maris; captain and warden of the sea. The title given to a naval officer, A. D. 1264. Chart. 48 Hen. III.