Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Ballentine's Law Dictionary

    An old English statute regulating measures. See 1 Bl. Comm. 275.

  • Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

    The statute of ells and perches. The title of an English statute establishing a standard of measures. 1 Bl. Comm. 275.