Haspa
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Old English Law. The hasp of a door; by which the livery of seisin might anciently be made, where there was a house on the premises. In Old Records. The hasp or clasp of a book. HASTA (Lat.) In the Civil Law. A spear; the badge of a sale by auction. Hasta subjicere, to put under the spear; to put up at auction. Calv. Lex. In Feudal Law. A spear; the symbol used in making investiture of a fief.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Old English Law. A name anciently given to the hasp of a door, which was often used In giving livery of seisin of premises which included a house. Spelman. HASTA (Lat.). A spear which in Roman law was the sign of an auction sale. Hasta subjicere, to put under the spear, like the modern phrase put under the hammer signified put up at auction. Caiv. Lex. In feudal law it was the symbol of the investiture of a fee. Lib. Feud. 2, 2.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. I.
In old English law. The hasp of a door; by which the livery of seisin might be made, where there was a house on the premises.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In old English law. The hasp of a door; by which livery of seisin might anciently be made, where there was a house on the pretiises.