ancient messuages
ancient messuages 〈英〉古宅 指理查一世〔Richard Ⅰ〕之前修建的房屋，但后来也指建造年代无法追忆且无法证明是源于现代的建筑。通常古宅及在其旧址上的建筑均附属有相关的共用权〔right of common〕。
Search Results for: MESSUAGE
messuage
messuage (mes-wij). A dwelling house together with the curtilage, including any outbuildings. See CURTILAGE.
manse
manse (mans), n. [Law Latin] Hist. 1. A portion of land large enough to maintain one family; a sufficient amount of land to be worked by a yoke of oxen for a year. 2. A house without land; MESSUAGE. 3. In Scotland, a minister’s dwelling. — Also termed mansus.
scite
scite (sIt). [fr. Latin situs] Archaic. 1. A location; a site. 2. The site of a capital messuage. 3. A municipal ordinance. — Also termed site.
curtilage
curtilage (k[schwa]r-t[schwa]-lij). The land or yard adjoining a house, usu. within an enclosure. • Under the Fourth Amendment, the curtilage is an area usu. protected from warrantless searches. — Also termed (in Latin) curtillium. See OPEN-FIELDS DOCTRINE. Cf. MESSUAGE. [Cases: Searches and Seizures 27. C.J.S. Searches and Seizures §§ 36, 71.]