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In old English law. Hide; skin. A measure of land, containing, according to some, a hundred acres, which quantity is also assigned to it in the Dialogue de Bcaccario. It seems, however, that the hide varied in different parts of the kingdom. … [Read more...] about HYD

Agriculture; cultivation of the soil for food; farming in the sense of operating land to raise provisions. … [Read more...] about HUSBANDRY

See HIDAGE. … [Read more...] about HYDAGE

In French law. Marshals; ushers; process-servers; sheriffs' officers. Ministerial officers attached to the courts, to effect legal service of process required by law in actions, to issue executions, etc., and to maintain order during the sitting of the courts. … [Read more...] about HUISSIERS

A denomination of weight containing, according to the English system, 112 pounds; but in this country, generally, it consists of 100 pounds avoirdupois. … [Read more...] about HUNDRED-WEIGHT