Persons who in Scotland, after the Reformation, obtained grants from the crown of the monasteries and priories then erected into temporal lordships. Thus the titles formerly held by the religions houses, as well as the property of die lands, were conferred on these grantees, who were also called 'lords of erection" and "titulars of the teinds." Bell. … [Read more...] about TITULARS OF ERECTION
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TITHING-PENNY
In Saxon and old English law. Money paid to the sheriff by the several tithings of his county. Cowell … [Read more...] about TITHING-PENNY
TITULUS
Latin: In the civil law. Title ; the source or ground of possession; the means whereby possession of a thing is acquired, whether such possession be lawful or not. In old ecclesiastical law. A temple or church; the material edifice. So called because the priest in charge of it derived therefrom his name and title. Spelman. Titnlns est Justa eansa possidendi id quod nostrum est} … [Read more...] about TITULUS
TITIUS
In Roman law. A proper name, frequently used in designating an indefinite or fictitious person, or a person referred to by way of Illustration. "Titius" and "Seius," in this use, correspond to "John Doe" and "Richard Roe," or to "A. B." and "C. D." … [Read more...] about TITIUS
TO
This is a word of exclusion, when used in describing premises; it excludes the terminus mentioned. Montgomery v. Reed, 69 Me. 514. … [Read more...] about TO