Chivalry
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Knight-service, v. Tenure.
Chose,/;-.
A thing
Chose in action: a personal right to a thing not actually in possession, but recoverable in a suit at law; or to the performance of a contract. Chose in possession: a thing actually possessed and enjoyed.