Orphanage
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English law. The share reserved to an orphan by the custom of London. By the custom of London, when a freeman of that city dies, his estate is divided into three parts, as follows: One-third part to the widow; another to the children advanced by him in his lifetime, which is called the "orphanage;" and the other third part may be by him disposed of by will. Now, however, a freeman may dispose of his estate as he pleases; but in cases of intestacy, the statute of distribution expressly excepts and reserves the custom of London. Lovelace, Wills, 102, 104; Bac. Abr. "Custom of London" (0).
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The share reserved to an