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.