A gallows; the post on which malefactors are hanged, or on which their bodies are exposed. It differs from a common gallows, in that it consists of one perpendicular post, from the top of which proceeds one arm, except it be a double gibbet, which is formed in the shape of the Roman capital T. Enc. Lond. … [Read more...]

In old English law. Taxable, tributary, or contributory; liable to pay tax or tribute. Cowell; Blount. … [Read more...]

Lynch law; in particular a custom anciently prevailing in the parish of Halifax. England, by which the free burghers held a summary trial of any one accused of petit larceny, and if they found him guilty, ordered him to be decapitated. … [Read more...]

In Saxon law. Members of a gild or decennary. Oftener spelled "con-gildo" Du Cange; Spelman. … [Read more...]

(A) conveyancing. A voluntary conveyance; that is, a conveyance not founded on the consideration of money or blood. The word denotes rather the motive of the conveyance; so that a feoffment or grant may be called a gift when gratuitous. A gift is of the same nature as a settlement; neither denotes a form of assurance, but the nature of the transaction. The operative words of … [Read more...]