Wards And Liveries
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
In English law. The title qt a court of record established in the reign of Henry VIII. See "Court of Wards and Liveries." WARDA (Law Lat.) In Old English Law. Ward; guard; protection; keeping; custody. Spelman. A ward; an infant under wardship. Spelman. In Old Scotch Law. An award; the judgment of a court. warden of the prison, the wardens of the port of Philadelphia, church wardens.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
COURT OF. A court established in England in the sixteenth century. 3 Holdsw. Hist E. L. 59.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In English law. established in the reign of Henry of matters relating to the king's tenure.