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Commission of array

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A royal command for the drafting of troops. See 1 Bl. Comm. 411.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In English law. A commission issued to send into every county officers to muster or set in military order the inhabitants. The introduction of commissions of lieutenancy, which contained, in substance, the same powers as these commissions, superseded them. 2 Steph. Comm. (7th Ed.) 582.

Defined under Commission in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In English law. A commission issued to send into every county officers to muster or set in military order the inhabitants. The introduction of commissions of lieutenancy, which contained, in substance, the same powers as these commissions, superseded them. 2Steph, Comm. (7th Ed.) 582.