A place tilled or cultivated; land under cultivation, as opposed to lands lying fallow or in pasture. … [Read more...]

An aristocracy of property; government by men of property who are possessed of a certain income. Timores vanI sunt sestimandi qui non cadnnt in constantem virnm. 7 Coke, 17. Fears which do not assail a resolute man are to be accounted vain. … [Read more...]

Wood felled for building or other such like use. In a legal sense it generally means (in England) oak, ash, and elm, but in some parts of England, and generally in America, it is used in a wider sense, which is recognized by the law. The term "timber," as used in commerce, refers generally only to large sticks of wood, squared or capable of being squared for building houses or … [Read more...]

is a custom regulating the manner in which tin is obtained from waste land, or land which has formerly been waste land, within certain districts in Cornwall and Devon. x The custom is described in the leading case on the subject as follows: "Any person may enter on the waste land of another, and may mark out by four corner boundaries a certain area. A written description of the … [Read more...]

According to Blackstone, oak, ash, elm, and such other trees as are commonly used for building, are considered timber. 2 Comm. 28. But it has been contended, arguendo, that to make it timber, the trees must be felled and severed from the stock. … [Read more...]