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HABENTIA

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Riches. Mon. Angl. t I 100. … [Read more...]

H.

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This letter, as an abbreviation, stands for Henry (a king of that name) In the citation of English statutes. In the Year Books, it is used as an abbreviation for Hilary term. In tax assessments and other such official records, "h" may be used as an abbreviation for "house," and the courts will so understand It Alden v. Newark, 36 N. J. Law, 288; (Parker v. Elizabeth, 39 N. J. … [Read more...]

HABERDASHER

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A dealer in miscellaneous goods and merchandise. … [Read more...]

H. A.

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An abbreviation for hoo anno, this year, in this year. … [Read more...]

HABERE

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Lat. In the civil law. To have. Sometimes distinguished from tenere, (to hdld,) and possidere, (to possess;) habere referring to the right, tenere to the fact, and possidere to both. Calvin. … [Read more...]

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