Fermer
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
or FERMOR. A lessee; a farmer; one who holds a term, whether of lands or an incorporeal right, such as customs or revenue.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
FERMOR. A lessee j a farmer. One who holds a term, whether of lands or an incorporeal right, such as customs or revenue.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
FERMOR. A lessee; a} farmer. One who hoids aterm, whether of lands or au incorporeal right, such as customs or revenue.:
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Fr. [from ferme, q. v.] A lessee; a termor; one who held lands to farm; one who held a term in lands. Britt, c. 43, 64, 75. This word is used by Britton indifferently with termer, and in the same passage. Id, fol. 201 b.