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Chemerage

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

In old French law. The privilege or prerogative of the eldest. See "Chemier." CHEMrER (Fr.)

In old French law. The eldest bom. A term used in Poitou and other places. Guyot, Inst. Feud. c. 18, § 4. CHEMIN (Fr.) The road wherein every man goes; the king's highway. Called in law Latin via regia. Often spelled chimin. Termes de la Ley; Cowell; Spelman.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old French law. The privilege or prerogative of the eldest. A provincial term derived from 6hemier, (q. v.) Guyot, Inst.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Inold frenchlaw. The privilege or perogative of the eldest, <A provincial term derived from ehemie7, (g. 0.) Guyot, Inst,