Homine eligendo
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A writ directing members of a corporation to select a successor to a dead man who had held one part of an indenture under the statute merchant. See Statute merchant.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In old English law. A writ directed to a corporation, requiring the members to make choice of a man to keep one part of the seal appointed for statutes merchant, when a former is dead, according to the statute of Acton Burnell. Keg. Orig. 178; Wharton.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In old English law. <A writ directed to a corporation, requiring the members to make choice of a man to keep one part of the seal appointed for statutes merchant, when a former is dead, according to the statute of Acton Burnell. Reg. Orig. 178; Wharton.