Latin: A place for keeping grain; a granary. A place for keeping fruits, wines, and goods generally; a store-house. Calvin.; Bract fol. 48. … [Read more...]

In old English law. A writ directed to a corporation, requiring the members to make choice of a man to keep one part of the seal appointed for statutes merchant, when a former is dead, according to the statute of Acton Burnell. Reg. Orig. 178; Wharton. … [Read more...]

Lat. To live honorably, creditably, or virtuously. One of the three general precepts to which Justinian reduced the whole doctrine of the law, (Inst. 1, 1, 3; Bract, fols. 3, 3b,) the others being alterum non ldere, (not to injure others,) and suum cuique tribuere, (to render to every man his due.) … [Read more...]

In English law. A writ which lay to replevy a man out of prison, or out of the custody of any private person, in the same manner that chattels taken In distress may be replevied. Brown. … [Read more...]

Lat. Of good character or standing. Coram duobus vel pluribus viris legalibus et honestis, before two or more lawful and good men. Bract fol. 61. … [Read more...]