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Louage

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Abbott (1879)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In French Law. The contract of hiring and letting. It may be of things or of labor. (1) Letting of things, (a) Bail d layer, the letting of houses; (6) Bail d ferine, the letting of land; (2) Letting of labor,— (a) Layer, the letting of personal service; (b) Bail d cheval, the letting of a horse.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Fr. This is the contract of hiring and letting in French law, and may be either of things or of labor. The varieties of each are the following: 1. Letting of things,—bail A loyer being the letting of houses; bail A ferme being the letting of lands. 2. Letting of labor,—loyer being the letting of personal service; bail A cheptel being the letting of animals. Brown.

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

This is the contract of hiring and letting in French law, and may be eitlier of things or of labor. The varieties of each are the following: 1. Letting of things, — Bail a layer, being the letting of houses; Bail d ferme, being the letting of lands. 2. Letting of labor, — Iioyer, being the letting of personal service; Bail a cheptel, being the letting of animals. Brown.