Tun
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A measure of wine or' oil, containing four hogsheads. TUNGREVE (Saxon tungaraeva, i._ e., v Ulae praepositus). A reeve or bailiff. Spelman; Gowell. One who in estates, which we call "'manors," sustains the character of master, and in his stead disposes and arranges every- ■ thing. Qui in villis (quae dieimus maneriis) domini personam sustinet, ejusque vice omrnia disponit atque moderatur. TURBA (Lat.)
In the civil law. A multitude; a crowd or mob; a tumultuous assembly of persons. Said to consist of ten or fifteen at the least. Dig. 47. 8. 4. 2. 3.; Galv. Lex.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A measure of wine or oil, containing four hogsheads.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
sax. A farm or town. A common termination in the names of towns in England, now written ton.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
sax. A villa; a rural
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
measure. A vessel of wine or oil, containing four hogsheads.