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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

The chief town of a port.

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.