In feudal and ecclesiastical law. A lord, or feudal superior. Dominus rex, the lord the king; the king's title as lord paramount. 1 Bl. Comm. 367. Dominus capitalis, a chief lord. Dominus medius, a mesne or intermediate lord. Dominus ligius, liege lord or sovereign. Id. Lord or sir; a title of distinction. It usually denoted a knight or clergyman; and, according to Cowell, was … [Read more...]

The voluntary and conscious desire to gift, as opposed to a gift given by mistake or under duress. … [Read more...]

Lat. The master of the suit; i.e., the person who was really and directly Interested in the suit as a party, as distinguished from his attorney or advocate. But the term is also applied to one who, though not originally a party, has made himself such, by intervention or otherwise, and has assumed entire control and responsibility for one side, and is treated by the court as … [Read more...]

A donor; one who makes a gift.The donor never ceases to possess until the donee begins to possess. … [Read more...]

In the civil law. The owner of a vessel. Dig. 39, 4, 11, 2. Dominus non maritabit pupiUum nisi semel. Co. Litt. 9. A lord cannot give a ward in marriage but once. Dominus rax nullum habere potest par em, multo minus superiorem. The king cannot have an equal, much less a superior. 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 115. … [Read more...]