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The proprietors of certain manors created in New York in colonial times were so called. … [Read more...] about PATROON

Latin: In old English law. The peace of the church. A particular privilege attached to a church; sanctuary, (q. v.) Crabb, Eng. Law, 41; Cowell. … [Read more...] about PAX ECCLESIAE

Latin: In the civil law. A cousin-german by the father's side; the son or daughter of a father's brother. Wharton. … [Read more...] about PATRUELIS

Latin: .The peace of the king; that is, the peace, good order, and security for life and property which it is one of the objects of government to maintain, and which the king, as the personification of the power of the state, is supposed to guaranty to all persons within the protection of the law. This name was also given, in ancient times, to a certain privileged district or … [Read more...] about PAX REGIS

Lat. An uncle by the father's side; a father's brother. Patron magna. A grandfather's brother; grand uncle. Pa trans major. A great-grandfather's brother. Patruus avium. A great-grandfather's father's brother. … [Read more...] about PATRUUS