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Masculine

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1891), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Belonging to, or descriptive of the male sex. The masculine frequently includes the feminine; as "man" includes "woman." The masculine sex always includes the feminine. Dig. 32. 62.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Of the male sex,

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

What belongs to the male sex. The masculine sometimes includes the feminine, vide an example under the article Man, and see also the articles Gender, Worthiest of blood; Poth. Intr. au titre 16, des Testamens et Donations Testamentaires, n. 170; Ayl. Pand. 57; 4C. & P. 216,S. C.19 E. C. L. R. 351; Fred. Code, pt. 1, b. 1, t. 4, 8. 3.