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Fluvius

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

(Lat.)

In old English law. A river. Fluvii regales, royal streams. Public rivers for public passage (Fr. haut stremes le roy). So called, not in reference to the ownership of the river, but to the public use; all things of public safety and convenience being, in a special manner, under the king's care, supervision, and protection.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A river; a stream.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat. A river; a publlc river ; flood; flood-tide.