In old English law. A hill or down by the sea-side. Co. Litt 5b; Domesday. … [Read more...] about FALESIA
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FALCARE
In old English law. To mow. Falcare prata, to mow or cut grass in meadows laid in for hay. A customary service to the lord by his inferior tenants. Jus falcandi, the right of cutting wood. Bract, fol. 231. Falcata, grass fresh mown, and laid in swaths. Falcatio, a mowing. Bract fols. 35b, 230. Falcator, a mower; a servile tenant who performed the labor of mowing. Falcatura, a … [Read more...] about FALCARE
FALK-LAND
See FOLC-LAND. … [Read more...] about FALK-LAND
FALCIDIA
In Spanish law. The Falcidian portion; the portion of an inheritance which could not be legally bequeathed away from the heir, viz., one-fourth. … [Read more...] about FALCIDIA
FALL
In Scotch law. To lose. To fall from a right is to lose or forfeit it. … [Read more...] about FALL