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A Joint heiress. A woman who has an equal share of an inheritance with another woman. … [Read more...] about CO-HEIRESS

(A) collateralis. From latus, a side; that which is sideways, and not direct. (B) Property guaranteeing payment of a secured debt. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition By the side; at the side; attached upon the side. Not lineal, but upon a parallel or diverging line. Additional or auxiliary; supplementary; cooperating. Collateral aot. In old practice. The name … [Read more...] about COLLATERAL

A tribute made by those who meet promiscuously in a market or fair. Du Cange. … [Read more...] about COHUAGIUM

contracts. That which is made over and above the deed itself. … [Read more...] about COLLATERAL ASSURANCE

A title given to Serjeants at law, who are called "Serjeants of the coif," from the coif they wear on their heads. The use of this coif at first was to cover the clerical tonsure, many of the practising Serjeants being clergyman who had abandoned their profession. It was a thin linen cover, gathered together in the form of a skull or helmet; the material being afterwards … [Read more...] about COIF