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Maile

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

In old English law. A small piece of money; a rent or tribute.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Rent money.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In Old English Law. A small piece of money. A rent. iM AILED. As applied to a letter, it means that the letter was properly prepared for transmission by the servants of the postal department, and that It was put In the custody of the officer charged with the duty of forwarding the mall. Pier v. Helnrlchshoffen, 67 Mo. 169, 29 Am. Rep. 601. See Letter.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old English law. A kind of ancient money or silver half-pence; a small rent.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In old English iaw. A kind of ancient money, or silver half-pence; a small rent.