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In old English law. Persons who carried about the pope's indulgences, and sold them to any who would buy them. … [Read more...] about PARDONERS

Latin: A person's peers or equals; as the jury for the trial of causes, who were originally the vassals or tenants of the lord, being the equals or peers of the parties litigant; and, as the lord's vassals judged each other in the lord's courts, so the sovereign's vassals, or the lords themselves, judged each other in the sovereign's courts. 3 Bl. Comm. 349. Pares enria). Peers … [Read more...] about PARES

In English law. A tract of inclosed ground privileged for keeping wild beasts of the chase, particularly deer; an inclosed chase extending only over a man's own grounds. 2 Bl. Comm. 38. In American law. An inclosed pleasure ground in or near a city, set apart for the recreation of the public. … [Read more...] about PARK

Lat. In Roman law. A parent ; originally and properly only the father or mother of the person spoken of; but also, by an extension of its meaning, any relative, male or female, in the line of direct ascent. Parens patria). Parent of the country. In England, the kins;. In the United States, the state, as a sovereign, is the parens patriot. 'Parens" est nomen gencrale ad omne … [Read more...] about PARENS

feudal law, Those vassals who were bound to attend the lord's court were so called. … [Read more...] about PARES CURIE