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Bound, or Boundary [fr. borne, bone, Fr., a limit], the utmost limits of lands, whereby the same is know and ascertained. See ABUTTALS....
bound
bound 1 : boundary usually used in pl. [metes and s] 2 : something that limits or restrains [within the s of the law] past and past part of bind vt : to form the boundary of or enclose [property ed on the north by a stone wall] adj : placed under a legal or moral restraint or obligation ...
metes and bounds
metes and bounds [translation of Anglo-French metes et boundes] : the boundaries or limits of a tract of land esp. as described by reference to lines and distances between points on the land ...
Parish Boundaries
Parish Boundaries, see 1 Vict. c. 69, s. 2; 2 & 3Vict. c. 62, ss. 34-6; 3 & 4 Vict. c. 15, s. 28; 8 & 9 Vict. c. 118, ss. 39-45; and 12 & 13 Vict. c. 83, ss. 1, 9. See also 38 & 39 Vict. c. 55, s. 278; and as to the better arrangement of divided parishes, see 39 & 40 Vict. c. 61. In order to perpetuate the memory of parish boundaries it was anciently the custom for the parishioners to walk round or perambulate the parish generally during Rogation Week. This was called 'beating the bounds.' Although the fixing of parish boundaries by Act of Parliament and the more general use of maps has done away with this necessity, perambulations still take place in many parishes. As to alteration of parish boundaries, see (English) Local Government Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 51), s. 141....
Outbounds
The farthest or exterior bounds extreme limits boundaries...
abuttal
abuttal : a boundary of land with respect to other contiguous lands or roads by which it is bounded ...
mark
mark 1 : a character usually in the form of a cross or X that is made as a substitute for a signature by a person who cannot or is unwilling to write 2 : a character, device, label, brand, seal, or other sign put on an article or used in connection with a service esp. to show the maker or owner, to certify quality, or for identification: a : trademark b : service mark vt 1 : to fix or trace out the bounds or limits of [a landowner ing his boundary] 2 : to affix a significant identifying mark (as a trademark) to mark to the market 1 : to adjust (cash deposited with a lender of securities) to the prevailing market price 2 : to value (an option or futures contract) in accordance with the market value prevailing on the last business day of the year for tax purposes ...
Divisa
Divisa, a device, award, or decree; also a devise; also bounds or limits of division of a parish or farm, etc., Cowel. Also a Court held on the boundary, in order to settle disputes of the tenants, Anc. Inst. Eng...
Boundary
That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent or marks a bound as of a territory a bounding or separating line a real or imaginary limit...
Bound
The external or limiting line either real or imaginary of any object or space that which limits or restrains or within which something is limited or restrained limit confine extent boundary...
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