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Membrana

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Membrane, parchment.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat.

In the civil law. Parchment. Dig. 32, 52.

In old English law. A skin of parchment The ancient rolls usually consist of several of these skins, and the word "membrana" is used, in citations to them, in the same way as "page" or "folio," to distin-gnish the particular skin referred to.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Lat.

In the civil law. Parchment. Dig. 32, 52. In old Hnglish law. <A skin of parchment. The ancient rolls usually consist of several of these skins, and the word “smenbrane” is used, in citations to them, in tha