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  • METALLUM
    Lat. In Roman law. Metal; a mine. Labor in mines, as a punishment for crime. Dig. 40, 5, 24, 5; Calvin.
  • METATUS
    In old European law. A dwelling; a seat; a station; quarters; the place where one lives or stays. Spelman.
  • METAYER SYSTEM
    A system of agricultural holdings, under which the land is divided, in small farms, among single families, the landlord generally supplying the stock which the agricultural system of the country is considered to require, and receiving, in lieu of rent and profit, a fixed proportion of the produce. This proportion, More...
  • METECORN
    A measure or portion of corn, given by a lord to customary tenants as a reward and encouragement for labor. Cowell.
  • METEGAVEL
    A tribute or rent paid in victuals. CowelL
  • METER
    An instrument of measurement; as a coal-meter, a gas-meter, a land-meter.
  • METES AND BOUNDS
    In conveyancing. The boundary lines of lands, with their terminating points or angles. People T. Guthrie, 46 111. App. 128; Rollins V. Mooers, 25 Me. 196.
  • METEWAND, OR METEYARD
    A staff of a certain length wherewith measures are taken.
  • METHEL
    Sax. Speech; discourse. Mathlian, to speak; to harangue. Anc. Inst Eng.
  • METHOD
    In patent law. "Engine" and "method" mean the same thing, and may be the subject of a patent Method, properly speaking, is only placing several things, or performing several operations, in the most convenient order, but it may signify a contrivance or device. Fessen. Pat. 127; Horn-blower v. Boulton, 8 More...
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