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Sterling
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SterlingCurrent money of Great Britain, but anciently a small coin, worth about one penny; and so called, as some suppose, because it was stamped with the figure of a small star, or, as others suppose, because it was first stamped in England in the reign of King John, by merchants from Germany called Esterlings. Pounds sterling, originally signified so many pounds in weight of these coins.
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Current
Merchant law. A term used to express present time
Money
Gold, silver, and some other less precious metals, in the progress of civilization and commerce, have become the common standards of value; in order to avoid the delay and inconvenience of regulating their weight and quality whenever passed, the governments of the civilized world have caused them to be manufactured in certain portions, and marked with a Stamp which attests their value; this is called money.
Coin
Commerce, contracts. A piece of gold, silver or other metal stamped by authority of the government, in order to determine its value, commonly called money.
Penny
The name of an English coin of the value of one-twelfth part of a shilling.
King
The chief magistrate of a kingdom, vested usually with the executive power.
Sterling
Current money of Great Britain, but anciently a small coin, worth about one penny; and so called, as some suppose, because it was stamped with the figure of a small star, or, as others suppose, because it was first stamped in England in the reign of King John, by merchants from Germany called Esterlings. Pounds sterling, originally signified so many pounds in weight of these coins.
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Stere
A French measure of solidity used in measuring wood. It is a cubic metre.
Sterility
Barrenness; incapacity to produce a child. It is curable and incurable; when of the latter kind, at the time of the marriage, and arising from impotency, it is a good cause for dissolving a marriage.
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Step-father
In Latin vitricus, is the hushand of one's mother who is not the father of the person spoken of.
Step-mother
In Latin noverca, is the wife of one's father, who is not the mother of the person spoken of.
Step-son
In Latin privignus, is the son of one's wife, or of one's hushand.
Stere
A French measure of solidity used in measuring wood. It is a cubic metre.
Sterility
Barrenness; incapacity to produce a child. It is curable and incurable; when of the latter kind, at the time of the marriage, and arising from impotency, it is a good cause for dissolving a marriage.
Sterling
Stet
(United Kingdom) Do not delete, let it stand.
Stet processus
Practice. An order made, upon proper cause shown, that the process remain stationary. As where a defendant having become insolvent would, by moving judgment in the case of nonsuit, compel a plaintiff to proceed, the court will, on an affidavit, of the fact of insolvency, award a stet proces-sus.
Stevedore
A person employed in loading and unloading vessels.
Steward of all england
Seneschallus totius Angliae. An officer among the English who was invested with various powers, and, among others, it was his duty to preside on the trial of peers.
Stews
English law. Places formerly permitted in England to women of professed lewdness, and who, for hire, would prostitute their bodies to all comers.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Current
Merchant law. A term used to express present time
Money
Gold, silver, and some other less precious metals, in the progress of civilization and commerce, have become the common standards of value; in order to avoid the delay and inconvenience of regulating their weight and quality whenever passed, the governments of the civilized world have caused them to be manufactured in certain portions, and marked with a Stamp which attests their value; this is called money.
Coin
Commerce, contracts. A piece of gold, silver or other metal stamped by authority of the government, in order to determine its value, commonly called money.
Penny
The name of an English coin of the value of one-twelfth part of a shilling.
King
The chief magistrate of a kingdom, vested usually with the executive power.
Sterling
Current money of Great Britain, but anciently a small coin, worth about one penny; and so called, as some suppose, because it was stamped with the figure of a small star, or, as others suppose, because it was first stamped in England in the reign of King John, by merchants from Germany called Esterlings. Pounds sterling, originally signified so many pounds in weight of these coins.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Stere
A French measure of solidity used in measuring wood. It is a cubic metre.
Sterility
Barrenness; incapacity to produce a child. It is curable and incurable; when of the latter kind, at the time of the marriage, and arising from impotency, it is a good cause for dissolving a marriage.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Step-father
In Latin vitricus, is the hushand of one's mother who is not the father of the person spoken of.
Step-mother
In Latin noverca, is the wife of one's father, who is not the mother of the person spoken of.
Step-son
In Latin privignus, is the son of one's wife, or of one's hushand.
Stere
A French measure of solidity used in measuring wood. It is a cubic metre.
Sterility
Barrenness; incapacity to produce a child. It is curable and incurable; when of the latter kind, at the time of the marriage, and arising from impotency, it is a good cause for dissolving a marriage.
Sterling
Stet
(United Kingdom) Do not delete, let it stand.
Stet processus
Practice. An order made, upon proper cause shown, that the process remain stationary. As where a defendant having become insolvent would, by moving judgment in the case of nonsuit, compel a plaintiff to proceed, the court will, on an affidavit, of the fact of insolvency, award a stet proces-sus.
Stevedore
A person employed in loading and unloading vessels.
Steward of all england
Seneschallus totius Angliae. An officer among the English who was invested with various powers, and, among others, it was his duty to preside on the trial of peers.
Stews
English law. Places formerly permitted in England to women of professed lewdness, and who, for hire, would prostitute their bodies to all comers.
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