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Gainer

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

To obtain by husbandry. Oainure. Tillage. Oainery. Tillage or the profit therefrom or from the beasts used in it. Oaind, gaignent (que), who plough or till. fi AlNOR. One who occupies or cultivates amble land; a sokeman (q. v). Old N. B. 12.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

gaigner, gayner, I fr. To cultivate, plough or tilL

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Gaigner, Gayner. L. Fr. To cultivate, plough or till. Bestes queux gainont sa terre; beasts which gain or till his land. Stat. 51 Hen. III. cited 2 Inst. 132. See Gayner.