General legacy
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A pecuniary legacy, payable out of the general assets of a testator. 2 Bl. Comm. 512; Ward, Leg. 1, 16. One so given as not to amount to a bequest of a particular thing or particular money sf the testator, distinguished from others of the same kind; one of quantity merely, not specific. Tifft v. Porter, 8 N. Y. 5l8; Evans v. Hunter, 86 Iowa, 413, 53 N. W. 277, 17 In In A. 308, 41 Am. St. Rep. 503; Kelly v. Richardson, 100 Ala. 584, 13 South. 785.
Defined under Legacy in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A pecuniary legacy, payable out of the general assets of a testator. 2 Bl. Comm. 512; Ward, Leg. 1, 16.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A pecuniary legacy, payable out of the general assets of a testator. 2 BL Com, 612. Ward on Legacies, 1, 16.