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DE LA PLUIS BEALE, or BELLE

Categories: Property

Definition (1910 Edition)

L. Vr. Of the most fair. <A term applied to a species of dower, which was assigned out of the fairest of the husband’s tenements. Litt. § 48. This was abolished with the military tenures. 2 Bl. Comm. 182; 1
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.