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Defined in 5 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A valley. Blount. A hollow place among woods. Cowell.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

dene, sax., Dena, I. I.

In old English law. A valley, vale or dale; a hollow or low place among woods. Den and strond: liberty for ships or vessels to run aground, or come ashore.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A valley. Blount. A hollow place among woods. Cowell.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

dene, dena, I. A valley, vale; a low woody hollow.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Dene. Sax. [L. Lat. dena.] In old records. A valley, vale, or dale. Spelman, voc. Dena. Co. Litt. 46. A hollow or low place among woods. Cowell.