Suitor
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One who is a party to a suit or action in court; one who is a party to an action.
In its ancient sense, "suitor" meant one who was bound to attend the county court; also, one who formed part of the secta,
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
One who is a party to a suit or action in court. One who is a party to an action.
In its ancient sense, suitor meant one who was bound to attend the county court; also one who formed part of the secta.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A party to a suit or action in court.
In its ancient sense, "suitor" meant one who was bound to attend the county court; also one who formed part of the seeta.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
One who has a suit; a party to a suit Suitor's fund: in chancery practice, money and interest paid into court by litigants.
In old English law. One who attended at court; a tenant who attended his lord's court; one who attended court as a judge; a credible witness by whom a plaintiff supported his declaration.