A quit-rent; a small reserved rent in money. Jacob. … [Read more...]
FOREGIFT
A premium for a lease. … [Read more...]
FOREIGN PLEA
One which, if true, carries the cause out of the court where it is brought, by showing that the matter alleged is not within its jurisdiction. It must be on oath and before imparlance. Bac. Ab. Abatement, R. … [Read more...]
FOREGOERS
Royal purveyors. 26 Edw. III. c 5. … [Read more...]
FOREIGNER
In old English law, this term, when used with reference to a particular city, designated any person who was not an inhabitant of that city. According to later usage, it denotes a person who is not a citizen or subject of the state or country of which mention is made, or any one owing allegiance to a foreign state or sovereign. For the distinctions, in Spanish law, between … [Read more...]