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Baron
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Baron1) This word has but one signification in American law, namely, hushand: we use baron and feme, for hushand and wife. 2) In England, and perhaps some other countries, baron is a title of honor; it is the first degree of nobility below a viscount. 3) In the laws of the middle ages, baron or bers, (baro) signifes a great vassal; lord of a fief and tenant immediately from the king: and the words baronage, barnage and berner, signify collectively the vassals composing the court of the king; as Le roi et son barnage, The king and his court.
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Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
Signification
French law. The notice given of a decree, sentence or other judicial act.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Baron
1) This word has but one signification in American law, namely, hushand: we use baron and feme, for hushand and wife. 2) In England, and perhaps some other countries, baron is a title of honor; it is the first degree of nobility below a viscount. 3) In the laws of the middle ages, baron or bers, (baro) signifes a great vassal; lord of a fief and tenant immediately from the king: and the words baronage, barnage and berner, signify collectively the vassals composing the court of the king; as Le roi et son barnage, The king and his court.
Feme
or more properly Femme, Woman.
Title
1) Estates. A title is defined by Lord Coke to be the means whereby the owner of lands hath the just possession of his property. 2) Legislation That part of an act of the legislature by which it is known, and distinguished from other acts the name of the act. 3) Rights. The name of a newwpaper a book, and the like.
Honor
1) High estimation. A testimony of high estimation. Dignity. Reputation. Dignified respect of character springing from probity, principle, or moral rectitude. A duel is not justified by any insult to our honor. Honor is also employed to signify integrity in a judge, courage in a soldier, and chastity in a woman. To deprive a woman of her honor is, in some cases, punished as a public wrong, and by an action for the recovery of damages done to the relative rights of a hushand or a father. 2) English law. The seigniory of a lord paramount.
Degree
1) Descents. This word is derived from the French degre, which is itself taken from the Latin gradus, and signifies literally, a step in a stairway, or the round of a ladder. 2) measures. In angular measures, a degree is equal to sixty minutes, or the thirtieth part of a sine. 3) persons. By degree, is understood the state or condition of a person.
Nobility
An order of men in several countries to whom privileges are granted at the expense of the rest of the people. The constitution of the United States provides that no state shall " grant any title of nobility; and no person can become a citizen ot' the United States until he has renounced all titles of nobility."There is not in the constitution any general prohibition against any citizen whomsoever, whether in public or private life, accepting any foreign title of nobility. An amendment of the constitution in this respect has been recommended by congress, but it has not been ratified by a sufficient number of states to make it a part of the constitution.
Below
Lower in place, beneath, not so high as some other thing spoken of, of tacitly referred to.
Vassal
Feudal law. This was the name given to the holder of a fief, bound to perform feudal service; this word was then always correlative to that of lord, entitled to such service.
Lord
In England, this is a title of honor. In the U. S. no such titles are allowed
Fief
Fief or Feud. In its origin, a fief was a district of country allotted to one of the chiefs who invaded the Roman empire, as a stipend or reward; with a condition annexed that the possessor should do service faithfully both at home and in the wars, to him by whom it was given. The law of fiefs supposed that originally all lands belonged to lords, who had had the generosity to abandon them to others, from whom the actual possessors derive their rights upon the sole reservation of certain services more or less onerous as a sign of superiority. To this superiority was added that which gives the right of dispensing justice, a right which was originally attached to all fiefs, and conferred upon those who possessed it, the most eminent part of public power.
Tenant
Estates. One who holds or possesses lands or tenements by any kind of title, either in fee, for life, for years, or at will
King
The chief magistrate of a kingdom, vested usually with the executive power.
Court
A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.
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Baron and femme
Man and woman; husband and wife.
Baron covert
A wife; so called, from her being under the cover or protection of her hushand, baron or lord.
Barons of exchequer
English law. The name given to the five judges of the Exchequer formerly these were baros of the realm, but now they are chosen from persons learned in the law.
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Bargainee
A person to whom a bargain is made; one who receives the advantages of a bargain.
Bargainor
A person who makes a a bargain, and who becomes bound to perform it.
Bargemen
Persons who own and keep a barge for the purpose of carrying the goods of all. such other persons who may desire to employ them.
Barleycorn
A lineal measure, containing one-third of an inch
Barn
Estates. A building on a farm used to receive the crop, the stabling of animals, and other purposes.
Baron
Baron and femme
Man and woman; husband and wife.
Baron covert
A wife; so called, from her being under the cover or protection of her hushand, baron or lord.
Barons of exchequer
English law. The name given to the five judges of the Exchequer formerly these were baros of the realm, but now they are chosen from persons learned in the law.
Barrack
By this term, as used in Pennsylvania, is understood an erection of upright posts supporting a sliding roof, usually of thatch.
Barrator
Crimes. One who has been guilty of the offence of barratry.
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Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
Signification
French law. The notice given of a decree, sentence or other judicial act.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Baron
1) This word has but one signification in American law, namely, hushand: we use baron and feme, for hushand and wife. 2) In England, and perhaps some other countries, baron is a title of honor; it is the first degree of nobility below a viscount. 3) In the laws of the middle ages, baron or bers, (baro) signifes a great vassal; lord of a fief and tenant immediately from the king: and the words baronage, barnage and berner, signify collectively the vassals composing the court of the king; as Le roi et son barnage, The king and his court.
Feme
or more properly Femme, Woman.
Title
1) Estates. A title is defined by Lord Coke to be the means whereby the owner of lands hath the just possession of his property. 2) Legislation That part of an act of the legislature by which it is known, and distinguished from other acts the name of the act. 3) Rights. The name of a newwpaper a book, and the like.
Honor
1) High estimation. A testimony of high estimation. Dignity. Reputation. Dignified respect of character springing from probity, principle, or moral rectitude. A duel is not justified by any insult to our honor. Honor is also employed to signify integrity in a judge, courage in a soldier, and chastity in a woman. To deprive a woman of her honor is, in some cases, punished as a public wrong, and by an action for the recovery of damages done to the relative rights of a hushand or a father. 2) English law. The seigniory of a lord paramount.
Degree
1) Descents. This word is derived from the French degre, which is itself taken from the Latin gradus, and signifies literally, a step in a stairway, or the round of a ladder. 2) measures. In angular measures, a degree is equal to sixty minutes, or the thirtieth part of a sine. 3) persons. By degree, is understood the state or condition of a person.
Nobility
An order of men in several countries to whom privileges are granted at the expense of the rest of the people. The constitution of the United States provides that no state shall " grant any title of nobility; and no person can become a citizen ot' the United States until he has renounced all titles of nobility."There is not in the constitution any general prohibition against any citizen whomsoever, whether in public or private life, accepting any foreign title of nobility. An amendment of the constitution in this respect has been recommended by congress, but it has not been ratified by a sufficient number of states to make it a part of the constitution.
Below
Lower in place, beneath, not so high as some other thing spoken of, of tacitly referred to.
Vassal
Feudal law. This was the name given to the holder of a fief, bound to perform feudal service; this word was then always correlative to that of lord, entitled to such service.
Lord
In England, this is a title of honor. In the U. S. no such titles are allowed
Fief
Fief or Feud. In its origin, a fief was a district of country allotted to one of the chiefs who invaded the Roman empire, as a stipend or reward; with a condition annexed that the possessor should do service faithfully both at home and in the wars, to him by whom it was given. The law of fiefs supposed that originally all lands belonged to lords, who had had the generosity to abandon them to others, from whom the actual possessors derive their rights upon the sole reservation of certain services more or less onerous as a sign of superiority. To this superiority was added that which gives the right of dispensing justice, a right which was originally attached to all fiefs, and conferred upon those who possessed it, the most eminent part of public power.
Tenant
Estates. One who holds or possesses lands or tenements by any kind of title, either in fee, for life, for years, or at will
King
The chief magistrate of a kingdom, vested usually with the executive power.
Court
A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Baron and femme
Man and woman; husband and wife.
Baron covert
A wife; so called, from her being under the cover or protection of her hushand, baron or lord.
Barons of exchequer
English law. The name given to the five judges of the Exchequer formerly these were baros of the realm, but now they are chosen from persons learned in the law.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Bargainee
A person to whom a bargain is made; one who receives the advantages of a bargain.
Bargainor
A person who makes a a bargain, and who becomes bound to perform it.
Bargemen
Persons who own and keep a barge for the purpose of carrying the goods of all. such other persons who may desire to employ them.
Barleycorn
A lineal measure, containing one-third of an inch
Barn
Estates. A building on a farm used to receive the crop, the stabling of animals, and other purposes.
Baron
Baron and femme
Man and woman; husband and wife.
Baron covert
A wife; so called, from her being under the cover or protection of her hushand, baron or lord.
Barons of exchequer
English law. The name given to the five judges of the Exchequer formerly these were baros of the realm, but now they are chosen from persons learned in the law.
Barrack
By this term, as used in Pennsylvania, is understood an erection of upright posts supporting a sliding roof, usually of thatch.
Barrator
Crimes. One who has been guilty of the offence of barratry.
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