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Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

A commissioned ofiacer in a regiment of calvary.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A commissioned officer in a regiment of cavalry, abolished in England in 1871, and not existing in the United States army. CORODY. An allowance of meat, drink, money, clothing, lodging, and such like necessaries for sustenance. 1 Bla. Com. 283; 1 Chit. Pr. 2-5. An allowance from an abbey or house of religion, to one of the king's servants who dwells therein, of meat and other sustenance. Fitzh. N. B. 230. An assize lay for a corody; Cowell. Corodies are now obsolete; Co. 2d Inst. 630; 2 Bla. Com. 40.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A commlssioned officer of cavalry, abolished in England in 1871, and not existing in the United States army.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A commissioned officer of cavalry, ubolished in England in 1871, and not existing in the United States army.