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LEONINA SOCIETAS

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Lat. An attempted partnership, in which one party was to bear all the losses, and have no share in the profits. This was a void partnership in Roman law; and, apparently, it would also be void as a partnership in English law, as being inherently inconsistent with the notion of partnership. (Dig. 17, 2, 29, 2.) Brown. goes over Greenbury within that manor {except it be the cart … [Read more...]

LESTAGEFRY

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Lestage free, or exempt from the duty of paying ballast money CowelL … [Read more...]

LEP AND LACE

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A custom in the manor of Writtle, in Essex, that every cart which goes over Greenbury within that manor (except it be the cart of a nobleman) shall pay 4d. to the lord. Blount … [Read more...]

LESTAGIUM

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Lastage or lestage; a duty laid on the cargo of a ship. Cowell … [Read more...]

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