In Saxon law. This was the name of the head or chief of a decennary. In modern English law, he is the same as an under-constable or peace-officer. In modern law. A constable. "After the introduction of justices of the peace, the offices of constable and tithing-man became so similar that we now regard them as precisely the same." Willc, Const. Introd. In New England. A parish … [Read more...]

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...]

In Saxon and old English law. Money paid to the sheriff by the several tithings of his county. Cowell … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]