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Regiam Majestatem

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Abbott (1879)

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A collection of the ancient laws of Scotland. It is said to have been compiled by order of David I., king of Scotland, who reigned from A. D. 1124 to 1153. Hale, Com. Law, 271.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. The most ancient Scotland, commonly supposed to have David I., but shown to be not older than

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

/. An ancient treatise on Scottish law resembling Glaiivil.

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

A collection of ancient Scottish law, supposed to have been compiled by order of David I., king of Scotland. Bell. It is so similar to the treatise on English law, written by Glanvil, in the reign of Henry 11., that one of them is plainly copied from the other. Mr. Sergeant Stephen considers that Glanvil's is the original work. 1 Steph. Com. 86, note.