Affection

English Law: Affection in the Past

The making over, pawning or mortgaging a thing to assurp the payment of a sum of money or the discharge of some other duty or service. Techn. Diet.
AFFEERERS, English law. Those who upon oath settle and moderate fines in courts leet. Hawk. 1. 2, c. 112. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about affection is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including affection.

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