A gauge or gauging; a measure of the contents of any vessel.
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GAVEL
In English law . Custom; tribute; toll; yearly rent; payment of revenue; ofwhich there were anciently several sorts; as gavel-corn, gavel-malt, oat-gavcl, gavelfodder,etc. Termes de la Ley ; Cowell; Co. […]
GAVELET
An ancient and special kind of cessavit, used in Kent and London for tlierecovery of rent. Obsolete. The statute of gavelet is 10 Edw. II. 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, c.12, […]
GAVELKIND
A species of socage tenure common in Kent, in England, where thelands descend to all the sous, or heirs of the nearest degree, together; may bedisposed of by will; do […]
GAVELLER
An oilicer of the English crown having the general management of themines, pits, and quarries in the Forest of Dean and Hundred of St. Rriavel’s, subject, insome respects, to the […]
GAZELLE COMPANY
A company with sales revenue growth of 20 percent or higher annually. Usually known for many new job opportunities. Typically, a small publicly traded companies sustaining this growth four years […]
GAZETTE
The official publication of the English government, also called the “LondonGazette.” It is evidence of acts of state, and of everything done by the king in hispolitical capacity. Orders of […]
GDP GAP
A country’s potential gross domestic product versus its actual, realized gross measured over a specified time period . Actual GDP is perennially less than Potential GDP. This difference is stated […]
GDP PER CAPITA
A ratio of individual consumer spending over total population products and services consumption .
GE WINED
A. In Saxon law. The ancient convention of the people to decide a cause.
GE WITNESS
A. In Saxon and old English law. The giving of evidence.
GEBOCCED
An Anglo-Saxon term, meaning “conveyed.”
GEBOCIAN
In Saxon law. To convey; to transfer hoc land, (book-land or land heldby charter.) The grantor was said to gebo- cidn the alienee. See 1 Reeve. Eng. Law, 10.
GEBURSCRIPT
In old English law . Neighborhood or adjoining district. Cowell.
GEBURUS
In old English law . A country neighbor; an inhabitant of the same gcburscript,or village. Cowell.
GEISHA
A PRIVATE PLACEMENT , denominated in a currency other than Japanese yen, which is issued by a Japanese company. See also DAIMYO, SAMURAI, SHIBOSAI, SHOGUN.
GELD
In Saxon law. Money or tribute. A mulct, compensation , value, price. Angcldwas the single value of a thing; twigcld, double value , etc. So, wc.regcld was the valueof a […]
GELDABILIS
In old English law . Taxable ; geldable.
GELDABLE
Liable to pay geld; liable to be taxed. Kelham.
GELDING
A horse that has been castrated. and which is thus distinguished from thehorse in his natural and unaltered condition. A “ridgling” (a half-castrated horse) Is not a gelding, but a […]
GEMMA
Lat. In the civil law . A gem; a precious stone. Gems were distinguished bytheir transparency ; such as emeralds, chrysolites, amethysts. Dig. 31, 2, 19, 17.
GEMOLOGY
Definition: Study of precious gems and gemstones. Industry uses it for subject matter expertise with gem appraisals.
GEMOT
In Saxon law. A meeting or moot; a convention; a public assemblage.These were of several sorts, such as the witcna-gcmot, or meeting of the wise men; thefolc-gcmot, or general assembly […]
GENDER RULE
An insurance rule. Determines which parent’s policy covers offspring. Typically, a father’s policy is primary, providing dependent children coverage before considering any other potential coverage.
GENEARCH
The head of a family.