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Landlord and tenant

implied obligation to repair or reinstate the premises if destroyed or damaged by the act of God, natural decay, or by tempest or fire, see Yellowly v. Gower, (1855) 11 Exch 174; Standen v. Christmas, 10 QB

Knighthood

Knighthood, the character or dignity of a knight. The union of chivalry with the feudal system, and the decay of both, gave rise to knight-service and the compulsion of landowners to become knights or pay a fine,

Incorporated Law Society

in 1843 by the (English) Solicitors Act, 1843 (6 & 7 Vict. c. 73), s. 21. On the decay of the Inns of Chancery, which in their later aspect were the Inns specially appropriated to attorneys, a

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Hockettor, or Hocqueteur

Hockettor, or Hocqueteur, a knight of the post; a decayed man; a basket carrier, Cowel.

Dotard

Dotard, means a tree that has lost its top or branches and is in a state of decay 'Oxford English Dictionary'.

Brecca

Brecca [fr. breche, Fr.], a breach or decay.

Refit

To fit or prepare for use again to repair to restore after damage or decay as to refit a garment to refit ships of war

Senescence

The state of growing old decay by time

Saprophytic

Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes

Saprophyte

Any plant growing on decayed animal or vegetable matter as most fungi and some flowering plants with no green color as the Indian

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