Terra

Earth; land. Terra Affirmata. Land let to farm. Terra Boscalis. Woody land. Terra Culta. Cultivated land. Terra Debilis. Weak or barren land. ^Terra Dominica (or Indomlnlcata). The demesne land of a manor. Cowell, — I

— Terra Excultabills. Land which may be plowed. Mon. Angl. i. 426. Terra Extendenda, A writ addressed to an escheator, etc., that he inquire and find out the true yearly value of any land, etc., by the oath of twelve and to Terra Frusca (or Frisoa). Fresh land, not lately plowed. Cowell. Terra Hydata. Land subject to the payment of hydage. Selden. Terra Lucrabilis. Land gained from the sea, or inclosed out of a waste. Cowell. Terra Manens Vacua Occupanti Conceditur. Land lying unoccupied is given to the first occupant. 1 Sid. 347. Terra Normanorum. Land held by a Norman. Par. Ant. 197. Terra Nova. Land newly converted from wood ground or arable. Cowell. Terra Putura. Land in forests, held by the tenure of furnishing food to the keepers therein. 4 Inst. 307. ^Terra Sabulosa. Gravelly or sandy ground. ^Terra Testamentalls. Gavelkind land, being disposable by will. Spelman.

— Terra Transit cum Onere. Land passes with the incumbrances. Co. Litt. 231; Broom, Leg. Max (3d London Ed.) 437, 630. Terra Vestita. Land sown with corn. Cowell. Terra Walnabilis. Tillabl e land. Cowell. ^

— Terra Warrenata. Land that has the liberty of free warren.

Lat Earth; soll; arable land. Kennett, Gloss.

— Terra affirmata. Land let to farm.

— Terra boscalis. Woody land.

— Terra culta. Cultivated land.

— Terra debilis. Weak or barren land.

— Terra dominica, or indomi-nicata. The demesne land of a manor. Cowell.

— Terra excultabilis. Land which may be plowed. Mon. Ang. i. 428.

— Terra extendenda. A writ addressed to an escbeator, etc., that he inquire and find out the true yearly value of any land, etc., by the oath of twelve men, and to certify the extent into the chancery. Reg. Writs, 293.

— Terra f rusca, or frisca. Fresh land, not lately plowed. Cowell.

— Terra hy-data. Land subject to the payment of hydage. Selden.

— Terra lucrabilis. Land gained from the sea or inclosed out of a waste. Cowell.

— Terra Normaaorum. Land held by a Norman. Parochi Antiq. 197.

— Terra nova. Land newly converted from wood ground or arable. Cowell.

— Terra putura. Land in forests, held by the tenure of furnishing food to the keepers therein. 4 Inst. 307.

— Terra sabulosa. Gravelly or sandy ground.

— Terra Salica. In Salic law. The land of the house; the land within that inclosure which belonged to a German house. No portion of the inheritance of Salic land passes to a woman, but this the male sex acquires; that is, the sons succeed in that inheritance. Lex Salic, tit. 62, § 6.

— Terra tes-tamentalis. Gavel-kind land, being disposable by will. Spelman.

— Terra vestita. Land sown with com. Cowell.

— Terra wainabilis. Tillable land. Cowell.

— Terra warrenata. Land that has the liberty of free-warren.

— Ter-rse dominioales regis. The demesne lands of the crown. Terra manens vacua occupanti conceditur. 1 Sid. 347. Land lying unoccupied is given to the first occupant

Lat., Terre, tere, L. fr.

In old English law. Land; properly, arable land. Terra culta: tilled or cultivated land. Terra excultabilis: land that may be tilled or ploughed. Terra lucrabilis: land that might be gained from the sea, or enclosed out of a waste, to particular use. Terra Normannorum: Norman's land; land so called in the reign of Henry III., being land then lately held by a noble Norman who, by adhering to the French king or dauphin, had forfeited his estate in England. Terra nova: new land; land newly granted, or newly cleared. Terra testamentalis: land held by charter or writing; boc-land.

In the Salic law. Terra Salica: Salic land; the land of the house; the land within that enclosure which belonged to a German house.

In old English law. A small parcel or bif of land.

See Onus, Cum onere; Solum.

I., Terre./r. Land. Terra ploughed land. Terra testamentalis land. Terra vestita: sown land. occupying land; v. Use. Terras V. Manor.

Earth; soil. Occurs in many Latin phrases found in old English law, in most of which it means Terra affirmata. Land let to farm. Terra boscalis. Woody land. Terra culta. Cultivated or tilled land. Terra debilis. Weak or barren land. Terra dominica, or indomlaicala. The demesne land pertaining to a manor. Terra dominicalis regis. Demesne land belonging to the crown. Terra ezcultabilis. Land which may be ploughed. Terra e:£tende Qda. Land to be valued. This phrase was the name of a writ addressed to an escheator, &c., that he inquire and find out the true yearly value of any land, &c., by the oath of twelve men, and to certify the extent into the chancery. Reg. Orig. 293. Terra frisca, or frusca. Fresh land; land not lately ploughed. Terra hydala. Land subject to the payment of hydage. Terra lucrabilis. Land gained from the sea, or enclosed out of a waste. Terra manens vacua occupauti conoeditur. Land lying unoccupied is given to the occupant. Terra Normanorum. Land of Normans. This phrase is said to have been employed, during a period about coincident with the reign of Henry III., to designate lands which had escheated to the crown by any Norman who had incurred forfeiture by adhering to the French king. Terra nova. Land newly cleared; recently converted from wood ground to arable. Terra putura. Land in forests, held by the tenure of furnishing food to the keepers therein. Terra sabulosa. Gravelly or sandy ground. Terra Salica. Salic land. The land of the house; the land within that enclosure which belonged to a German house. No portion of the inheritance of such land passed to a woman; but the sons were preferred in the inheritance. See Salic Law. Terra sterilis, ez vi termini, est terra infcecunda, nullum ferens fruc- Terra testamentalis. Gavelkind land; so called fi'om being fonnerly devisable by wiU, when other lands were not so devisable. Terra transit cum onere. Laud passes with its incumbrance. Terra vestita. Land sown with corn. Terra vrainabilis. Tillable land. Terra warennata. Land having appurtenant to it a liberty of fi-ee warren.