In old English law. A purchaser; one who first acquired an estate to his family; one who acquired an estate by sale, by gift or by any other method, except only that of descent 2 Bl. Comm. 220.
In old English law. A purchaser; one who first acquired an estate to his family; one who acquired an estate by sale, by gift or by any other method, except only that of descent 2 Bl. Comm. 220.