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Colonus

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A serf; a husbandman.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old European law. A husbandman; an inferior tenant employed in cultivating the lord's land. A term of Roman origin, corresponding with the Saxon ceorl. 1 Spence, Ch. 51.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In old European Jaw. A busbandman; an inferior tenant employed in cultivating the lord's land, A term of Roman origin, corresponding with the Saxon ceorl. 1 Spence, Ch. 51.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. [from colere, to cultivate.] A husbandman; an inferior tenant employed in cultivating the lord's land. A term of Roman origin, corresponding with the Saxon ceorl. 1 Spence's Chancery, 51.