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Latin: In the canon law. The flrst decree; a preliminary decree granted on the non-appearance of a defendant, by which the plaintiff was put in possession of his goods, or of the thing itself which was demanded. Gilb. Forum Rom. 82. … [Read more...] about PRIMUM DECRETUM

n. The chief of a convent; next in dignity to an abbot. … [Read more...] about PRIOR (NOUN)

In a general sense, a sovereign; the ruler of a nation or state. More particularly, the son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as princes of the blood. The chief of any body of men. Webster. Prince of Wales. The eldest son of the English sovereign. He is the heir-apparent to the crown. … [Read more...] about PRINCE

A term to mean inventions that are prior to the time of a patent application. The Patent and Trademark Office use prior art to decide whether an invention is sufficiently original and nonobvious to qualify for patent protection. … [Read more...] about PRIOR ART

Lat. In the civil law. The prince; the emperor. Princeps et respublica ex just a causa possunt rem meaxa auferre. 12 Coke, 13. The prince and the republic, for a just cause, can take away my property. Princeps legibus solutus est. The emperor is released from the laws; is not bound by the laws. Dig. 1, 3, 31. Princeps mavult domesticos milites qnam stipendiaries bellicis … [Read more...] about PRINCEPS