faction of the plaintiff's claim. Mozley & Whit- é A form of words in a pacing, oy which a party offers to refer the question raised upon it to the appropriate mode of decision. The common tender of an issue of fact by a defendant is expressed by the words, “and of this he puts himself upon the country.’

Lat. To hold; to be holden. The-name of that formal part of a deed which is characterized by the words “to hold.” It was formerly used to express the tenure by which the estate granted was to be held; but, since all freehold tenures have been converted into socage, the tenendum 1s