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Rectum
Rectum, right; also a trial or accusation, Bract.
Rex est major singulis, minor universis
Rex est major singulis, minor universis (Bract. lib. i, c. 8), the king is greater than any single person: less than all. But if the claims of the king come in contract with the rights of...
Rex non debet esse sub homine sed sub Deo et lege quia lex facit regem
Rex non debet esse sub homine sed sub Deo et lege quia lex facit regem (Bract. lib. i.5), the king ought not to be under any man, but under God and under the law, for the...
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Sacaburth, Sacabere, Sakabere
theft deprived of his money or goods, and puts in surety to prosecute the felon with fresh suits, Bract., 1.3, c. 32. The Scots term it sikerborgh (that is, securum plegium), Spelm.
Saccus cum brochia
tenure of finding a sack and a broach (pitcher) to the sovereign for the use of the army, Bract. 1. 2, c. 16.
Surrise
Surrise, to forbear or neglect, Bract. 1. 5
Secta ad justiciam faciendam
Secta ad justiciam faciendam, a service which a man is bound to perform by his fee, Bract.
Servitium feodale et pr'diale
feodale et pr'diale, a personal service, but due only by reason of lands which were held in fee, Bract. 1. 2, c. 16.
Last heir
heirs-that is, in some cases the lord of whom the lands were held, but in others the sovereign, Bract. 1. 7, c. xvii. see ESCHEAT.
Third-night-awn-hinde
was reckoned a stranger; the second night, twa-night, a guest; and the third night, an agen-hinde, a domestic. Bract. 1.3.
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