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e being destroyed, the crown was restored to its supremacy over spiritual men and causes. Blackstone. Oath supremacy, an oath which acknowledges the supremacy of the sovereign in spiritual affairs, and renounced or abjures the supremacy of the pope in ecclesiastical or temporal affairs. [Eng.] Brande & C.…

o, as a common, than the person has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain. Blackstone.

he longer liver of two joint tenants, or two persons having a joint interest in anything. Blackstone.

who has a joint interest in an estate, to take the whole estate upon the death of other. Blackstone. Chance of survivorship, the chance that a person of a given age has of surviving another of a giving age; thus, by the Carlisle tables of mortality the chances of survivorship for two persons, aged 25 and 65, are 89 an…

A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their work, whether sheet metal or forging, by holding the swage upon the work, or the work upon the swage, and striking with a sledge. Swage block, a perforated block of iron, having grooved sides and a…

eeholders, within the forest composing the jury. [Written also swanimote, and sweinmote.] Blackstone.

certain heirs, and from which the other heirs are precluded; -- called also estate tail. Blackstone.

y in the number of jurors regularly summoned, being like, or such as, the latter. Blount. Blackstone. (b) syntactically sing.

riate to any art, science, or business; as, the words of an indictment must be technical. Blackstone.

tenements the title of which is in another; -- correlative to landlord. See Citation from Blackstone, under Tenement, 2. Blount. Wharton.

enement, the possessor of it a "tenant," and the manner of possession is called "tenure." Blackstone.

Of or pertaining to a tenement; capable of being held by tenants. Blackstone.

faith to bear of life and limb, and terrene honor. O. Eng. Oath of Allegiance, quoted by Blackstone. Common conceptions of the matters which lie at the basis of our terrene experience. Hickok.

re obliged also to receive the sacrament according to the usage of the Church of England. Blackstone. -- Test object (Optics), an object which tests the power or quality of a microscope or telescope, by requiring a certain degree of excellence in the instrument to determine its existence or its peculiar texture or mar…

re sureties or frankpledges to the king for the good behavior of each other; a decennary. Blackstone.

he hands of another; delivery. "A deed takes effect only from the tradition or delivery." Blackstone.

be brought in any county, as actions for debt, and the like; -- opposed to local action. Blackstone. Bouvier.

ee ancient divisions of a county in England; -- now called riding. [Written also riding.] Blackstone.

A pair of blacksmith's tongs.

decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement. Blackstone.