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Rutarii

Defined in 1 dictionary — Cyclopedic (1922)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

or RUTTARII (Law Lat.) In old records. Stipendiary forces; mercenary soldiers. Cowell. This word occurs in the articles of King John's Magna Charta, (chapter 4), but is omitted in the charter itself. RYBAUD (Law Fr.)

In old English law. A ruffian; a vagabond. Brownl. pt. 2. S. A common abbreviation of scilicet in the old books. S. C. An abbreviation for "same case," indicating, when inserted between two citations of cases, that the case is reported in both places.