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A phrase used in logic to denote the term which occurs in both' of the premises In the syllogism, being the means of bringing together the two terms in the conclusion. … [Read more...] about MIDDLE TERM

property. This word is synonymous with dwelling-house; and a grant of a messuage with the appurtenances, will not only pass a house, but all the buildings attached or belonging to it, as also its curtilage, garden and orchard, together with the close on which the house is built. This term, it is said, includes a church. METHOD. The mode of operating or the means of attaining an … [Read more...] about MESSUAG

This term is. now synonymous with "dwelling-house," but had once a more extended signification. It is frequently used in deeds, in describing the premises. Marmet Co. v. Archibald, 37 W. Va. 778, 17 S. E. 300; Grimes v. Wilson, 4 Blackf. (Ind.) 333; Derby v. Jones, 27 Me. 360; Davis v. Lowden, 56 N. J. Eq. 126, 38 Atl. 64a Although the word "messuage" may, there is no necessity … [Read more...] about MESSUAGE

A mongrel or person of mixed blood; sometimes used as equivalent to "octoroon," that is, the child of a white person and a quadroon, sometimes as denoting a person one of whose parents was a Spaniard and the other an American Indian. … [Read more...] about MESTIZO

Lat. A goal, bound, or turning-point In old English law, the term was used to denote a bound or boundary line of land; a landmark; a material object as a tree or a pillar, marking the position or beginning of a boundary line. … [Read more...] about META