Whales and sturgeons, so called in English law, as belonging to the king by prerogative when cast on shore or caught near the coast 1 Bl. Comm. 290. … [Read more...]

In old French law. A payment made to the seigneur of a fief, on the election of every bishop or other ecclesiastical feudatory, corresponding with the relief paid by a lay feudatory. Steph. Lect 235. … [Read more...]

The termporal rights and privileges of a bishop. Cowell. … [Read more...]

In practice. A person to whom a cause pending in a court is referred by the court, to take testimony, hear the parties, and report thereon to the court See Refer. Referee in bankruptcy. An officer appointed by the courts of bankruptcy under the act of 1898 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3418) corresponding to the "registers in bankruptcy" under earlier statutes having administrative … [Read more...]

Prior to 1978, the bankruptcy trustee appointed by the court was called the referee. … [Read more...]