Foreign office
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The department of state through which the British sovereign communicates with foreign powers.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The department of state through which the English sovereign communicates with foreign powers. A secretary of state is at its head. Till the middle of the last century, the functions of a secretary of state as to foreign and home questions were not disunited.
— Foreign service, in feudal law. that whereby a mesne lord held of another, without the compass of his own fee, or that which the tenant performed either to his own lord or to the lord paramount out of the fee. (Kitch. 299 ) Foreign service seems also to be used for knight's service, or escuage uncertain. (Perk. 650.) Jacob. As to foreign "Administrator," "Assignment," "Attachment," "Bili of Exchange," "Charity," "Co.mmerce," "Corporation," "Co.unty," "Creditor," "Divorce," "Document," "Domiclle," "Factor," "Judgment," "Jurisdiction," "Jury," "Minister," "Pica," "Port," "State," "Vessel," and "Voyage," see those titles.
Defined under Foreign in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The department of state through which the English sovereign communicates with foreign powers. A secretary of stateisat its head. ‘Till the middle of the last century, the functions of a secretary of state as to foreign and home questions were not disunited.