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  • GARD, OR GARDE
    L. Fr. Wardship; care; custody; also the ward of a city.
  • GARDEIN
    A keeper; a guardian.
  • GARDEN
    A small piece of land, appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables. People v. Greenburgh, 57 N. Y. 550; Ferry v. Livingston, 115 U. S. 542, 6 Sup. Ct. 175, 29 L. Ed. 489.
  • GARDIA
    L. Fr. Custody; wardship.
  • GARDIANUS
    In old English law. A guardian, defender, or protector. In feudal law, gardio. Spelman. A warden. Oardianus ecclesice, a churchwarden. Oardianus quinque portuum, warden of the Cinque Ports. Spelman.
  • GARDINUM
    In old English law. A garden. Reg. Orig. lb; 2.
  • GARENE
    L. Fr. A warren; a privileged place for keeping animals.
  • GARNESTURA
    In old English law. Victuals, arms, and other implements of war, necessary for the defense of a town or castle. Mat. Par. 1250.
  • GARNISH
    n. In English law. Money paid by a prisoner to his fellow-prisoners on his entrance into prison.
  • GARNISH
    v. To warn or summon. To issue process of garnishment against a person.
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