An ancient duty in London under which the twentieth part of salt imported by aliens was taken. … [Read more...]

A clause that requires those who are already part of an old system to retain their benefits and not be required to switch to the new system. For example, in contract, a corporate discount for customers may be 15% and a company wishes to limit that amount to 10%. The lower amount will apply for all new employees but old employees will enjoy the greater discount which is … [Read more...]

In England, this term designates a school in which such instruction is given as will prepare the stur dent to enter a college or university, and in this sense the phrase was used in the Massachusetts colonial act of 1647, requiring every town containing a hundred householders to set up a "grammar school." See Jenkins v. Andover, 103 Mass. 97. But in modern American usage the … [Read more...]

To have the benefit of a grandfather clause. … [Read more...]

(Gneco-Lat.) In the civil law. A place for keeping writings or records. Dig. 48, 19, 9, 6, … [Read more...]