Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Homo

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A man; a feudal tenant or vassal.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat A man; a human being, male or female; a vassal or feudal tenant; a retainer, dependent or servant.

Homo chartularius. A slave manumitted by charter

Homo commendatus. In feudal law. One who surrendered himself into the power of another for the sake of protection or support. See Commendation.

Homo ecclesiasticus. A church vassal; one who was bound to serve a church, especially to do service of an agricultural character. Spelman.

Homo exercitatis. A man of the army, (exercitus;) a soldier.

Homo feodalis. A vassal or tenant; one who held a fee, (feodum,) or part of a fee. Spelman,

Homo fiscalis, or fiscalinus. A servant or vassal belonging to the treasury or fiscus.

Homo francus. In old English law. A freeman. A Frenchman.

Homo ingenuus. A free man. A free and lawful man. A yeoman.

Homo liber. A freeman.

Homo ligius. A liege man; a subject; a king's vassal. The vassal of a subject

Homo novus. In feudal law. A new tenant or vassni ; one who was invested with a new fee. Spelman. Also one who, after conviction of a crime, had bcen pardoned, thus "making a' new man of him."

Homo pertinens. In feudal law. A feudal bondman or vassal; one who belonged to the soil, (qui glebæ adscribitur.)

Homo regius. A king's vassal.

Homo Romanus. A Roman. An appellation given to the old inhabitants of Gaul and other Roman provinces, and retained in the laws of the barbarous nations. Spelman.

Homo trium litterarum. A man of the three letters; that is, the three letters, "f," "n." "r;" the Latin word fur meaning "thief."

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. A man; a human being, whether male or female. Homo potest esse habilis et iuhabilis diversis temporibus: a man may be capable antj incapable at divers times. Homo Romanus: a Roman, — an appellation given to the old inhabitants of the Roman provinces.

In feudal law. A man; a vassal; a military or feudal tenant or retainer; a tenant by knight service; any tenant of lands, vchether agricultural, or military; any retainer, servant, or person of inferior condition. Homo casatus: one vyho did service within a house. Homo cliartularius: a slave manumitted by charter. Homo commendatns: one who surrendered himself into the power of another, for protection or support Homo ecclesiasticus: a church vassal; one who was bound to serve a church, especially to do service of an agricultural character. Homo exercitalis: a man of the army; a soldier. Homo feodalis: a vassal or tenant; one who held a fee, or part of a fee. Homo fiscalis or flsca Unus: a servant or vassal belonging to the treasury or flscus. Homo francus: a freeman. Homo ingennus: a freeman. Homo liber: a free man. Homo ligius: a liege man; a subject Homo novus: a new tenant or vassal; a tenant invested with a new fee. Homo pertinens: a feudal bondman or vassal; one who belonged to the soil. Homo reglus: a king's vassal

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Lat. A man; a human being, male or female; a vassal, or feudal tenant; a retainer, dependent, or servant.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

I. A man; a vassal. Homo potest esse habilis et inbabilis diversis temporibus: a man may be capable and incapable at divers times. Homo francus, ingenuus, liber: a freeman.