Caput Portus
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In old English law. The head of a port. The town to which a port belongs, and which gives the denomination to the port, and is the head of it. Hale, de Jure Mar. pt. 2, c. 2; 4 Taunt. 660.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In old English law. The head of a port. The town to which a port belongs, and which gives the denomination to the port, and is the head of it. Hale de Jure Mar. pt. 2, (de portubus maris,) c. 2.
Defined under Caput in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In old English law. The head ofa port. The town to which a port belongs, and whieh gives the denomination to the port, and is the head of it, Hale de Jure Mar. pt. 2, (de portubus maris,) o. 2.