contracts. Any agreement by which a creditor gives his debtor a delay or time in paying his debt, beyond that contained in the original agreement. When other persons are responsible to him, either as drawer, endorser, or surety, if such time be given without the consent of the latter, it discharges them from responsibility to him. … [Read more...]
GLOS
Lat. In the civil law. A husband's sister. Dig. 38, 10, 4, 6. … [Read more...]
GL
General Ledger … [Read more...]
GLOSS
An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an annotation, explanation, or comment on any passage in the text of a work, for purposes of elucidation or amplification. Particularly applied to the comments on the Corpus Juris. … [Read more...]
GLADIOLUS
A little sword or dagger; a kind of sedge. Mat Paris. … [Read more...]