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The court of a sovereign or of a feudal lord; also; his residence or his household. Burrill.

d, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within the fence surrounding a dwelling house. Burrill.

A Chilian burrowing rodent of the genus Spalacopus.

imes twenty; as, a daker of hides consisted of ten skins; a daker of gloves of ten pairs. Burrill.

Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law. Burril. Bouvier. Dative executor, one appointed by the judge of probate, his office answering to that of an administrator.

ntitling an exporter of imported goods to a drawback of duties paid on their importation. Burrill.

An action at law to recover a certain specified sum of money alleged to be due. Burrill. Bond debt, Book debt, etc. See under Bond, Book, etc. -- Debt of nature, death.

A tithing consisting of ten neighboring families. Burrill.

hment or paper cut even, or polled as it was anciently termed, instead of being indented. Burrill.

it, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as a claim at law; to contest, as a suit. Burrill.

One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought. [Obs.] Burrill.

To call into court; to summon. Burrill.

adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use. [Written also demain.] Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill. Ancient demesne. (Eng. Law) See under Ancient.

The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay. Burrill.

aim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office. Burrill.

le, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate. Burrill.

To deprive of commonable quality, as lands, by inclosing or appropriating. Burrill.

on, and the plaintiff omits to take judgment for the part unanswered. Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill.

ust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. Burrill.

tenure by which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant; -- said of lands. Burrill.