In old records. The grazing or turning up the earth with a plow. The name of a customary service for Inferior tenants to bring their plows, and do one day's work for their lords. Cowell. … [Read more...]
GRAVIS
Grievous; great. Ad grave damnum to the grievous damage. … [Read more...]
GRASS WEEK
Rogation week, so called anciently in the inns of court and chancery. … [Read more...]
GRAVIUS
A graf; a chief magistrate or officer. A term derived from the more ancient "graflo" and used in combination with various other words, as an official title in Germany; as Margravius, Rheingravius, Landgravius, etc. Spelman. Gravins est divinam quam temperalem lsedere majestatem. It is more serious to hurt divine than temporal majesty. 11 Coke, 29. … [Read more...]
GRAINAGE
An ancient duty in London under which the twentieth part of salt imported by aliens was taken. … [Read more...]