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t in free and common socage, but in this amphibious subordinate class of villein socage. Blackstone.

th fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are tremolite, actinolite, asbestus, edenite, hornblende (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole specie…

Lacking grammatical sequence. -- An`a*co*lu"thic*al*ly, adv.

en it hooks, or is entangled with, another anchor, or with a cable or wreck, or when the slack cable entangled. -- The anchor is acockbill, when it is suspended perpendicularly from the cathead, ready to be let go. -- The anchor is apeak, when the cable is drawn in do tight as to bring to ship directly over it. -- T…

Lack of energy; inactivity. -- An*er"gic (#), a.

A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida (Crotophaga ani), allied to the cuckoos, and remarkable for communistic nesting.

A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone.

Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. "Appellate jurisdiction." Blackstone. "Appellate judges." Burke. Appelate court, a court having cognizance of appeals.

The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to appellor. Blackstone.

The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes another for a crime. Blackstone.

till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant. [Obs.] Blackstone.

To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property. Blackstone.

severing or sequestering of a benefice to the perpetual use of a spiritual corporation. Blackstone.

and converting them to the uses of husbandry for the advantage of the lord of the manor. Blackstone.

portant thing; accessory; incident; as, a right of way appurtenant to land or buildings. Blackstone. Common appurtenatn. (Law) See under Common, n.

The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia (Microglossus aterrimus).

bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority. Blackstone.

residence of an archdeacon. See Benefice. Every diocese is divided into archdeaconries. Blackstone.

Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc. -- Ar`gil*lit"ic, a.

Matter for question; business in hand. [Obs.] Sheathed their swords for lack of argument. Shak.