Mantle Children
Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Where' the parents of children born before marriage were subsequently married, the children were, at the wedding, placed under a cloak which was spread over the parents. They were so called in Germany, France and Normandy. 2 Poll. & Maitl. 397. The custom existed in Scotland almost to our own time. Bryce,. MAN-TRAPS. Engines to catch trespassers, now unlawful, unless set In a dwellinghouse for defence between sunset and sunrise. 24 & 25 Viet. c. 100, s. 81.