TOGATI

Rom. civ, law. Under the empire, when the toga had ceased to be the usual costume of the Romans, advocates were nevertheless obliged to wear it whenever they pleaded a cause. Hence they were called togati. This denomination received an official or legal sense in the imperial constitutions of the fifth and sixth centuries, and the words togati, consortium (corpus, ordo, … [Read more...] about TOGATI

In old English law. The owner of a toft Cowell; Spelman. … [Read more...] about TOFTMAN

A place or piece of ground on which, a house formerly stood, which has been destroyed by accident or decay; it also signifies a message. … [Read more...] about TOFT

Short for transfer on death. … [Read more...] about TOD

Any person, firm, or corporation whose business it is to manufacture cigars, snuff, or tobacco in any form. Act of congress of July 13, 1866, … [Read more...] about TOBACCONIST