Terrier

English Law: Terrier in the Past

A roll, catalogue or survey of lands, belonging either to a single person or a town, in which are stated the quantity of, acres, the names of the tenants and the like.

Developments

By the ecclesiastical law an inquiry is directed to be made from time to time, of the temporal rights of the clergyman of every parish and to be returned into the registry of the bishop: this return is denominated a terrier. 1 Phil. & Am. Ev. 602, 603. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

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

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