Small boroughs in England, which prior to the reform act, 1832, returned one or more members to parliament. … [Read more...] about ROTTEN BOROUGHS
ROTTEN BOROUGHS
ROTHER-BEAST8
A term which includes oxen, cows, steers, heifers, and such like horned animals. Cowell. … [Read more...] about ROTHER-BEAST8
ROTA
L. Latin: Succession; rotation. "Rota of presentations;" "rota of the terms." 2 W. BU 772, 773. The name of two ancient courts, one held at Borne and the other at Genoa. … [Read more...] about ROTA
ROSTER
A list of persons who are to perform certain legal duties when called upon in their turn. In military affairs it is a table or plan by which the duty of officers is regulated. See Matthews v. Bowman, 25 Me. 167. … [Read more...] about ROSTER
ROSLAND
Heathy ground, or ground full of ling; also watery, and moorish land. 1 Inst 5. … [Read more...] about ROSLAND