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Glanv

Definition (1910 Edition)

lib. 2, c. 6; Kitzh. Nat. Brev. 146. Perhaps this word “deraign,” and the word “deraignment,” derived from it, may be used in the sense of to prove and a proving, by disproving of what is asserted in opposition to truth and fact. Jacob.

lib. 7, c. 1. Otherwise called “mutvier.” 2 Bi. Comm. 248,.—Filius nullius. The son of nobody; 4. c., a bastard.—Filius populi. A son of the people; a natural child.

(or Glanvil.). Glanville, De Legi- ‘bus et Consuetudinibus Anglie.
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.