The tongue in which several formal proceedings of state In England are still carried on. The language, having remained the same since the date of the Conquest, at which it was introduced into England, is very different from the French of this day, retaining all the peculiarities which at that time distinguished every province from the rest. A peculiar mode of pronunciation … [Read more...]

In English law. The title of the third of the three kings-at-arms, or provincial heralds. … [Read more...]

Longevity and annuity tables compiled from bills of mortality kept in All Saints parish, England, in 1735-1780. Nosoitar a soolis. It is known from Its associates. 1 Vent 225. The meaning of a word is or may be known from the accompanying words. 3 Term R. 87; Broom, Max. 588. Nosoitar ex socio, qui son cognoscitur ex se. Moore, 817. He who cannot be known from himself may be … [Read more...]

In the civil law. Persons who have the management and care of hospitals for paupers. … [Read more...]

These words, indorsed on a bill of indictment by a grand jury, have the same effect as the Indorsement "Not a true bill" or "Ignoramus". … [Read more...]