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Dun

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

One who duns or, urges for payment; a troublesome creditor. A demand for payment, whether oral or written. Stand. Diet

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A mountain or high open place. The names of places ending in dun or don were either built on hills or near them in open places.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A mountain or high open place, The names of places ending in dun or don were either built on hills or near them in open places.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Sax. [L. Lat. duna, dunum.] A hill of small elevation; a low hiU. Domesday. Co. Litt. 4 b. Places in England, the names of which end in dun, or don, (Lat. dunum,) are supposed to have been so called from their elevated situation. Id. CotoelL Spelman, voc. Dunum. Hence banks, or elevations along the sea shore are called downs.