WARECTARE

L. Lat. In old English law. To fallow ground; or plow up land (designed for wheat) in the spring, in order to let it lie fallow for the better improvement Fleta, lib. 2, c. 33; Cowell. … [Read more...] about WARECTARE

Eng. law. Wardship was the right of the lord over the person and estate of the tenant, when the latter was under a certain age. When a tenant by knight's service died, and his heir was under age, the lord was entitled to the custody of the person and the lands of the heir, without any account, until the ward, if a male, should arrive at the age of twenty-one years, and, if a … [Read more...] about WARDSHIP

In English law. The title of a court of record, established in the reign of Henry VlII. See COURT OF WARDS AND LIVERIES. … [Read more...] about WARDS AND LIVERIES

In English law. The title of the governor or presiding ofllcer of the Cinque Ports, {q. v.) … [Read more...] about WARDEN OF THE CINQUE PORTS

A guardian; a keeper. This is the name given to various officers: as, the warden of the prison; the wardens of the port of Philadelphia; church wardens. … [Read more...] about WARDEN