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One who creates or establishes something by providing the money or other necessary items for its creation, such as for a corporation or a charity. The person who endows an eleemosynary corporation or institution, or supplies the funds for its establishment. See FOUNDATION. … [Read more...] about FOUNDER

As applied to tracts of land, particularly townships, sections, quarter sections, and other divisions according to the government survey, and also mining claims, this term means that the exterior boundary lines are laid down to include the whole of such a division or such a claim, but that the tract in question does not measure up to the full extent or include the whole … [Read more...] about FRACTIONAL

Founderous; out of repair, as a road. Cro. Car. 366. … [Read more...] about FOUNDEROSA

A new-born child, abandoned by, its parents, who are unknown. The settlement of, such a child is in the place where found. A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or guardian, its relatives being unknown. It has a settlement in the district where found. Foundling hospitals. Charitable institutions which exist in most countries for taking care of infants … [Read more...] about FOUNDLING

Lat. Fortune; also treasure trove. Jacob. Fortunam faciunt judicem. They make fortune the judge. Co. Ldtt. 167. Spoken of the process of making partition among coparceners by drawing lots for the several purparts. … [Read more...] about FORTUNA