A kind of white money, (value 8d.,) coined by Henry V. in those parts of France which were then subject to England; forbidden to be current in that realm by 2 Hen. VI. c 9. Wharton. … [Read more...] about BLANKS
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BLACK CAP
The head dress worn by the judge in pronouncing the sentence of death. It is part of the judicial full dress, and is worn by the judges on occasions of especial state. Wharton. … [Read more...] about BLACK CAP
BLADARIUS
In old English law. A corn monger; meal man or corn chandler; a bladier, or engrosser of corn or grain. Blount. … [Read more...] about BLADARIUS
BLASARIUS
An incendiary. … [Read more...] about BLASARIUS
BLACK CODE
A name given collectively to the body of laws, statutes, and rules in force in various southern states prior to 1865, which regulated the institution of slavery, and particularly those forbidding their reception at public inns and on public conveyances. Civil Rights Cases, 109 U. S. 3, 3 Sup. Ct. 18, 27 L. Ed. 835. … [Read more...] about BLACK CODE