Defined in 1 dictionary — Cyclopedic (1922)
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
POTIOR JURE. He who is first in time is preferred in right. Co. Litt. 14a; 2 P. Wms. 491; 1 Term R. 733; 9 Wheat. (U. S.) Append. 24.