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Lat. Forename, or flrst name. The flrst of the three names by which the Romans were commonly distinguished. It marked the individual, and was commonly written with one letter; as "A." for "Au-lus;" 44C." for "Caius," etc. Adams, Rom. Ant. 35. … [Read more...] about PRAENOMEN

In old English law. An ofllcer next in authority to the alderman of a hundred, called "propositus regius;" or a steward or bailiff of an estate, answering to the "wicnere." Also the person from whom descents are traced under the old canons. Propositus ecelesial. A church-reeve, or warden. Spelman. Propositus villse. A constable of a town, or petty constable. Propropera eonsilia … [Read more...] about PRAEPOSITUS

Latin: In the civil law. That mode of acquisition whereby one becomes proprietor of a thing on the ground that he has for a long time possessed it as his own; prescription. . Dig. 41, 3. It was anciently distinguished from "usucapio," {q. v.,) but was blended with it by Justinian. Prsescriptio est titulus ex usu et tempore substantiam capiens ab auctori tate legis. Co. Litt. … [Read more...] about PRAESCRIPTIO

In feudal law. A kind of benefices, so called because they were possessed by the more eminent templars, whom the chief master by his authority created and called "Pr&ceptores Templi," … [Read more...] about PRAECEPTORIES

Civil law. The name of an estate which suffers or yields a service to another estate. … [Read more...] about PRAEDIUM SERVIENS