Titalns
Defined in 1 dictionary — Kinney (1893)
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I In old English law. Title; ground of ownership of land; a lawful cause or ground of possession. Titnlas est jiista eausa possideudi id qaod.nostrnm est: title is the lawful ground of possessing that which is oura In old ecclesiastical law. A temple or church; the material edifice.
In the civil law. Title; the source or ground of possession; the means by which possession is acquired, whether lawful or not To. A term of exclusion, unless manifestly used in a different sense. To wit. Literally, to know, — a term used to call attention, or to introduce a detailed statement of what has been mentioned generally.