Besaile

Besaile
Besaiel Be*saiel", Besaile Be*saile", Besayle Be*sayle", n. [OF. beseel, F. bisa["i]eul, fr. L. bis twice + LL. avolus, dim. of L. avus grandfather.] 1. A great-grandfather. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2. (Law) A kind of writ which formerly lay where a great-grandfather died seized of lands in fee simple, and on the day of his death a stranger abated or entered and kept the heir out. This is now abolished. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]


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  • besaile — besaile, besayle /beseyl/ The great grandfather, proavus. 1 Bl.Comm. 186 See also besayle …   Black's law dictionary

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  • besaile, besayle — /beseyl/ The great grandfather, proavus. 1 Bl.Comm. 186 See also besayle …   Black's law dictionary

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  • Besaiel — Be*saiel , Besaile Be*saile , Besayle Be*sayle , n. [OF. beseel, F. bisa[ i]eul, fr. L. bis twice + LL. avolus, dim. of L. avus grandfather.] 1. A great grandfather. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A kind of writ which formerly lay where a great… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Besayle — Besaiel Be*saiel , Besaile Be*saile , Besayle Be*sayle , n. [OF. beseel, F. bisa[ i]eul, fr. L. bis twice + LL. avolus, dim. of L. avus grandfather.] 1. A great grandfather. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A kind of writ which formerly lay where a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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