Munus
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A gift; an office; a benefice, or feud; a gladiatorial show or spectacle. Calv. Lex.; Du Cange.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I.
In the civil law. A gift or present; a charge or duty; an ofl Sce.
In feudal law. A feudal estate, in its original character of a mere gratuitous donation; the name first given to what was afterwards termed beneflcium, and finally feudum.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat. A gift; an office; a benefice or feud. A gladiatorial show or spectacle, Calvin.; Du Cange.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
pi. munera, I. Grants made under the early feudal system, revocable at the lord's pleasure.