In old English law. An incendiary; a house burner. … [Read more...] about ARDOUR
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ARCANA IMPERII
State secrets. 1 Bl. Comm. 337. … [Read more...] about ARCANA IMPERII
ARE
A French measure of surface. This is a square, the sides of which are of the length of ten metres. The are is equal to 1076.441 square feet. Vide Measure. … [Read more...] about ARE
ARCARIUS
In civil and old English law. A treasurer; a keeper of public money. Cod. 10, 70, 15; Spelman. … [Read more...] about ARCARIUS
AREA
An inclosed yard or opening In a house; an open place adjoining a house. 1 Chit. Pr. 176. In the civil law. A vacant space In a city; a place not built upon. Dig. 50, 16, 211. The site of a house; a site for building; the space where a house has stood. The ground on which a house is built, and which remains after the house is removed. Bris sonius; Calvin. … [Read more...] about AREA
