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MEINY, MEINE, OR MEINIE

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In old English law. A household; staff or suite of attendants; a retinue; particularly, the royal household. … [Read more...]

MEMBRANA

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Latin: In the civil law. Parchment Dig. 32, 52. In old English law. A skin of parchment The ancient rolls usually consist of several of these skins, and the word "membrana" is used, in citations to them, in the same way as "page" or "folio," to distinguish the particular skin referred to. … [Read more...]

MEJORADO

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In Spanish law. Preferred; advanced. White, New Recop. L 3, tit 10, c. 1, … [Read more...]

MEMBRUM

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A slip or small piece of land. … [Read more...]

MELANCHOLIA

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In medical jurisprudence. A kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill grounded fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas. Webster. See Insanity. … [Read more...]

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