(From Fr. Quatre- cousin.) A cousin In the fourth degree; hence any distant or remote relative.

In English ecclesiastical law . The church of the bishop of the diocese, in which is his cathcdra, or throne, and his special jurisdiction ; in that respect the principal […]

In English ecclesiastical law . All deaneries, archdeaconries, and eanonries, and generally all dignities and offices in any cathedral or collegiate church , below the rank of a bishop.

In English ecclesiastical law . A sum of 2s. paid to the bishop by the inferior clergy; but from its being usually paid at the bishop’s synod, or visitation, it […]

Method of protection for iron and steel against electrochemical corrosion. Two types of cathodic protection are: (1) Active, in which a low voltage (usually 40 to 50 volt) direct current […]

In Scotch law. A creditor whose debt is secured on all or several distinct parts of the debtor’s property. Bell.

The statute of 10 Geo. IV. c. 7, by which Roman Catholics were restored, in general, to the full enjoyment of all civil rights , except that of holding ecclesiastical […]

In Roman law. The rule which is commonly expressed in the maxim, Quod a6 initio non valet tractu iemporis non convalebit, meaning that at the beginning void by reason of […]

A term which includes the domestic animals generally; all the animals used by man for labor or food. Animals of the bovine genus. In a wider sense, all domestic animals […]

This term is applied to stealing cattle that was a common crime in years gone by.

In English law . A right to pasture cattle in the land of another. It is a distinct and several interest in the land, passing by lease and release. 13 […]

A meeting of the legal voters of any political party assembled for the purpose of choosing delegates or for the nomination of candidates for office. Pub. St. N. II. 1901, […]

A land’s end, or the bottom of a ridge in arable land. Cowell

Highroads or ways pitched with flint or other stones

In the civil law . An innkeeper. Dig. 4. 9, 4, 5.

In the civil law . An inn or tavern. Inst. 4, 5, 3.

In the civil law . Innkeepers. Dig. 4, 9; Id. 47, 5; Story, Ag.

Italian merchants who came into England in the reign of Henry III., where they established themselves as money lenders, but were soon expelled for their usury and extortion. Cowell; Blount.

Lat. 1. A cause, reason, occasion, motive, or inducement . 2. In the civil law and in old English law . The word signified a source, ground, EL.LAW DICT.(2D ED.)

The immediate cause ; the last link in the chain of causation

In the civil law . Consideration given and not followed, that is, by the event upon which it was given. The name of an action by which a thing given […]

For the purpose of being entertained as a guest. 4 Maule & S. 310.

A form of action which anciently lay against a party who boasted or gave out that he or she was married to the plaintiff, whereby a common reputation of their […]

A writ lying where a woman has given lands to a man in feesimple with the intention that he shall marry her, and he refuses so to do within a […]

In contemplation of approaching death. In view of death. Commonly occurring in the phrase donatio oausa mortis, (q. v.)