(1) In English law. A commoner ; a freeholder under the rauk of gentleman. Cowell A man who has free land of forty shillings by the year; who was anciently thereby qualified to serve on juries, vote for knights of the shire, and do any other act, Where the law requires one that is probus et legalis homo. This term is occasionally used In American law, but without any definite … [Read more...]
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