In old English law. Noblemen who lived on the marshes of Wales or Scotland, and who, according to Camden, had their private laws, as if they had been petty kings; which were abolished by the statute 27 Hen. VIII. c. 26. Called also "lords marchers." Cowell. … [Read more...] about MARCHERS
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MANUSCRIPT
A writing; a paper written with the hand; a writing that has not been printed. Parton v. Prang, 18 Fed. Cas. 1275; Leon Loan & Abstract Co. v. Equalization Board, 86 Iowa, 127, 53 N. W. 94, 17 L. R. A. 199, 41 Am. St. Rep. 486. … [Read more...] about MANUSCRIPT
MARCHES
An old English term for boundaries or frontiers, particularly the boundaries and limits between England and Wales, or between England and Scotland, or the borders of the dominions of the crown, or the boundaries of properties in Scotland. Mozley & Whitley. Marches, court of. An abolished tribunal in Wales, where pleas of debt or damages, not above the value of £50, were … [Read more...] about MARCHES
MANUTENENTIA
The old writ of maintenance. Reg. Orig. 182. … [Read more...] about MANUTENENTIA
MARCHETA
In old Scotch law. A custom for the lord of a fee to lie the first night with the bride of his tenant Abolished by Malcolm III. Spelman; 2 Bl. Comm. 83. A fine paid by the tenant for the remission of such right, originally a mark or half a mark of silver. Spelman. In old English law. A fine paid for leave to marry, or to bestow a daughter in marriage. CowelL … [Read more...] about MARCHETA