1. Ascertainment, assignment, or apportionment by a fixed quantity or value, or by certain limits (the ship’s admeasurement is based on its crew, engine, and capac-ity).
2. A writ obtained for purposes of ascertaining, assigning, or apportioning a fixed quantity or value or to establish limits; esp., a writ available against persons who usurp more than their rightful share of property. — admeasure (ad-mezh-[schwa]r), vb.
admeasurement of dower. Hist. A writ to recover property from a widow who held more than she was entitled to.
— Also termed admensuratione dotis.
admeasurement of pasture. Hist. A writ against a person whose cattle have overgrazed a common pasture.
