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Lat. The king. The king regarded as the party prosecuting in a criminal action; as in the form of entitling such actions, "Rex v. Doe." Ren debet esse sub lege quia lex facit regent. The king ought to be under the law, because the law makes the king. 1 BL Comm. 239. Ren est legalis et politico. Lane, 27. The king is both a legal and political person. Ren est Ion vivens. Jenk. … [Read more...] about REX

the name of a bill in chancery used to renew an original bill which for some reason has become inoperative. Vide Bill of Revivor. … [Read more...] about REVIVOR

Latin, meaning The King is greater than individuals less than all the people. … [Read more...] about REX EST MAJOR SINGULIS MINOR UNIVERSIS

Sports of dancing, masking, etc., formerly used in princes courts, the inns of court, and noblemen's houses, commonly performed by night. There was an ofticer to order and supervise them, who was entitled 'the master of the revels'. Cowell. … [Read more...] about REVELS

estates. One entitled to a reversion. 2. Although not in actual possession, the reversioner having a vested interest in the reversion, is entitled to his action for an injury done to the inheritance. 4 Burr. 2141. The reversioner is entitled to the rent, and this important incident passes with a grant or assignment of the reversion. It is not inseparable from it, and may be … [Read more...] about REVERSIONER