Formerly called the "Penitentiary at Millbank." A prison at Westminster, for convicts under sentence of transportation, until the sentence or order shall be executed, or the convict be entitled to freedom, or be removed to some other place of confinement This prison is placed under the inspectors of prisons appointed by the secretary of state, who are a body corporate, 'The … [Read more...] about MILLBANK PRISON
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MIDSUMMER-DAY
The summer solstice, which is on the 24th day of June, and the feast of St John the Baptist, a festival first mentioned by Maxlmus Tauricensis, A. D. 400. It is generally a quarter-day for the payment of rents, etc Wharton. … [Read more...] about MIDSUMMER-DAY
MILLEATE, OR MILL-LEAT
A trench to convey water to or from a mill. St 7 Jac. I. c. 19. … [Read more...] about MILLEATE, OR MILL-LEAT
MIDWIFE
med. jur. A woman who practices midwifery; a woman who pursues the business of an account. 2. A midwife is required to perform the business she undertakes with proper skill, and if she be guilty of any mala praxis, she is liable to an action or an indictment for the misdemeanor. … [Read more...] about MIDWIFE
MILLED MONEY
This term means merely coined money; and it is not necessary that it should be marked or rolled on the edges. Leach, 708. … [Read more...] about MILLED MONEY