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this island. After the declension of the Roman empire, the Saxon, Danish, and Norman laws superseded a great portion of the Roman Law; but not very long afterwards it began again to manifest its influence, and entered … as consolidated by Justinian, consists of four parts:-- (1) The Institutes, in which the elements of jurisprudence are disposed in a didactic form; its chief and leading objects are explained in a regular series, and the whole
Maritagium
infant ward 2. Dower 3. Dowry; a marriage gift, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 980. Maritagium, the portion which is given with a daughter in marriage. Also, the power which the lord or guardian in chivalry … given with a daughter in marriage. Also, the power which the lord or guardian in chivalry had of disposing of his infant ward in matrimony, Spelm. See 1 Reeves (Finlason's Edition), 171.
Reversion
Reversion [fr. revertor, Lat.], that portion left of an estate after a grant of a particular portion of it, short of the whole estate, … to another a particular estate, such as a life estate or a term of years, but does not dispose of entire interest, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1320.
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Dower
Dower [fr. dos, dotis, Lat., a marriage gift; dotare dower, Fr., endow, to furnish with a marriage portion. Dotarium, M. Lat., dotaire, Prov.; douaire, Fr.; a dowry of marriage provision; douairiere, a widow in possession of … also, enacts that' No widow is entitled to dower out of any land which shall have been absolutely disposed of by her husband in his lifetime or by his Will (s. 4). A widow is not entitled
Tithe Rent-Charge
such lands were absolutely discharged from the payment of all tithes, and, instead thereof, became subject to their portion of the rent-charge, thenceforth payable to the former tithe-owner, by two half-yearly payments, fluctuating according to the price … to the Commission. All collecting lists and similar documents of tithe rent-charge are to be placed at the disposal of the Commission (s. 6). Sec. 7 relates to the issue of stock subject to specified deductions in
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