Matricula

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

In civil law. A register in which are inscribed the names of persons who become members of an association or society. Dig. 50. 3. 1. In the ancient church there were matricula clericorum, which was a catalogue of the officiating clergy, and matricula pauperum, a list of the poor to be relieved; hence, to be entered in the university is to be matriculated.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A register of the members of an institution or association.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In Civil Law. A register in which are Inscribed the names of persons who become members of an association or society. Dig. 50. 3. 1. In the ancient church there was matricula clerioorum, which was a catalogue of the officiating clergy, and nuitricula pauperum, a list of the poor to be relieved: hence, to be entered in a university is to be matriculated.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In the civil and old English law. A register of the admission of officers and persons entered into any body or society, whereof a list was made. Hence those who are admitted to a college or university are said to be "matriculated." Also a kind of almshouse, which had revenues appropriated to it, and was usually built near the church, whence the name was given to the church itself. Wharton.