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Definition of Resiants
1. resiant [n] - See also: resiant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Resiants
Literary usage of Resiants
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications of the Southampton Record Society by Southampton Record Society (1908)
"We have already seen from our study of the court leet in legal theory that suit
to the court is held to be " suit real," and that it is owed by all resiants ..."
2. The Standard Library Cyclopaedia of Political, Constitutional, Statistical (1853)
"... under which the grantee holds a court of criminal jurisdiction in the king's
name, over the resiants (residents) within a particular district. ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: During by Great Britain Court of King's Bench (1827)
"As resiants only are liable to do suit and service at the leet, it follows that
resiants only can be chosen constables. In Hawk. PC, B. 2, c. 10, s. ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, George Mifflin Wharton (1845)
"... and aJl those whose estate he has, have from time immemorial had a court-leet
or view of frank- pledge of all the inhabitants and resiants within the ..."
5. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law by Great Britain Bail Court (1856)
"1651 to 1660. Capital burgesses, free tenants, freemen. 1660 to 1672. Capital
burgesses, free tenants, resiants. 1672. Capital burgesses, free tenants, ..."
6. The Law and Practice Relating to Criminal Informations, and Informations in by William Robert Cole (1847)
"... (that is to say) that the inhabitants and resiants of and within the said vill
for the time being should have and hold in every year in some convenient ..."
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