KFLCC Kingdom Law 2nd Ed.

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GRANGIA

GRACE

GRAMMAR SCHOOL. In England, this term designates a school in which such in struction is given as will prepare the stur dent to enter a college or university, and in this sense the phrase was used in the Massa chusetts colonial act of 1647, requiring every town containing a hundred householders to set up a "grammar school." See Jenkins v. Andover, 103 Mass. 97. But in modern Amer ican usage the term denotes a school, inter mediate between the primary school and the high school, in which English grammar and other studies of that grade are taught Grammatica falsa non vitiat chartam. 9 Coke, 48. False grammar does not vitiate a deed. GRAMMATOPHYLACIUM. (Grseco Lat) In the civil law. A place for keeping writings or records. Dig. 48, 19, 9, 6. GRAMME. The unit of weight in the metric system. The gramme is the weight of a cubic centimeter of distilled water at the temperature of 4° 0. It is equal to 15.4341 grains troy, or 5.6481 drachms avoirdupois. GRANATARIUS. In old English law. An officer having charge of a granary. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 82, § 1; Id. c. 84. GRAND. As to grand "Assize," "Bill of Sale," "Cape," "Distress," "Jury," "Larceny," and "Serjeanty," see those titles. GRAND COUTUMIER. A collection of customs, laws, and forms of procedure in use in early times in France. See COUTU MIEB. GRAND DAYS. In English practice. Certain days in the terms, which are solemn ly kept in the inns of court and chancery, viz., Candlemas day in Hilary term, Ascen sion day in Easter, St John the Baptist's day in Trinity, and All Saints in Michael mas ; which are dies non juridici. Termes de la Ley; Cowell; Blount. They are days set apart for peculiar festivity; the members of the respective inns being on such occasions regaled at their dinner in the hall, with more than usual sumptuousness. Holthouse. GRANDCHILD. The child of one's child. GRANDFATHER. The father of either of one's parents. GRANDMOTHER. The mother of ei ther of one's parents. GRANGE. A farm furnished with barns, granaries, stables, and all conveniences for husbandry. Co. Litt 5a. GRANGEARITJS. A keeper of a grange or farm. GRANGIA. A grange. Co. Litt. 5a.

magistrate of some colonies, provinces, and dependencies of other nations. GRACE. This word is commonly used in contradistinction to "right" Thus, in St 22 Edw. III., the lord chancellor was instructed to take cognizance of matters of grace, being such subjects of equity jurisdiction as were exclusively matters of equity. Brown. A faculty, license, or dispensation; also general and free pardon by act of parliament. See ACT OF GEAOE. GRACE, DAYS OF. Time of indulgence granted to an acceptor or maker for the pay ment of his bill of exchange or note. It was originally a gratuitous favor, (hence the name,) but custom has rendered it a legal right. GRADATIM. In old English law. By degrees or steps; step by step; from one de gree to another. Bract, fol. 64. GRADUS. In the civil and old English law. A measure of space. A degree of rela tionship. A step or degree generally; e. g., gradua honorum, degrees of honor. Vicat A pul pit; a year; a generation. Du Oange. A port; any place where a vessel can be brought to land. Du Cange. GRADUS PARENTELJE. A pedigree; a table of relationship. GRAFFARIUS. In old English law. A graffer, notary, or scrivener. St. 5 Hen. VIII. c. 1. GRAFFER. A notary or scrivener. See St 5 Hen. VIII. c. 1. The word is a corrup tion of the French "greffler'," (q. v.) GRAFFIUM. A writing-book, register, or cartulary of deeds and evidences. Cowell. GRAFIO. A baron, inferior to a count. A fiscal judge. An advocate. Spelman; Cow ell. GRAFT. A term used in equity to denote the confirmation, by relation back, of the right of a mortgagee in premises to which, at the making of the mortgage, the mortgag or had only an imperfect title, but to which the latter has since acquired a good title. GRAIN. In Troy weight the twenty fourth part of a pennyweight Any kind of corn sown in the ground. —Grain rent. A payment for the use of land in grain or other crops; the return to the land lord paid by croppers or persons working the land on shares. Railroad Co. v. Bates, 40 Neb. 381, 58 N. W. 963. GRAINAGE. An ancient duty in London under which the twentieth part of salt im ported by aliens was taken.