Legatory
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The third part of a freeman's personal estate, which by the custom of London, in case he had a wife and children, the freeman might always have disposed of by will. Bac. Abr. "Customs of London" (D 4). LEGATOS VIOLARE CONTRA JUS GENtium est. It Is contrary to the law of nations to do violence to ambassadors. Branch, Princ.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The third part of a freeman’s personal estate, which by the custom of London, in case he had a wife and children, the freeman might always have dis-
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The third part of a freeman’s personal estate, which by the custom of Lendon, in case he hada wife and children, the freeman might always have disposed of by will. Bae. Abr. “Customs of London,” D. 4. Légatos violare contra jus gentium est. 4 Coke, pref. It is contrary to the law of nations to injure ambassadors.