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HABENDUM (Lat.). The clause usually following the granting part of the premises of a deed, which deiines the extent of the ownership in the thing granted to be held and enjoyed by grantee. 3 Washb. R. P. 436. It commences with the words “to have and to hold,” habendum et tenendum. It is not an essential part of a deed, but serves to qualify, define, or control it; Co. l Att. 6 o, 299; 4 Kent 468; Sumner v. Williams, 8 Mass. 162, 174, 5 Am. Dec. 83; and may be rejected if clearly repugnant to the rest of the deed; Shepp. Touchst. 102. Sec 3 Washb. R. P. 436'; 4 Kent 468; 4 Greenl. Cruise, Dig. 273; Elph. Deeds 217. HABENTES HOMINES (Lat.). Rich men. Du Cange.

For gain or loss. Emphatic words in the old warrants of attorney, Reg. Orig. 21, et seq. Sometimes expressed in English, “to lose and gain.” Plowd. 201. ’

Lat. While, A word of limitation in old conveyances. Co. Liu, 235 a. 10 Co. 41 b.