HOMINE ELIGENDO
\hˈɒma͡ɪn ɪla͡ɪd͡ʒˈɛndə͡ʊ], \hˈɒmaɪn ɪlaɪdʒˈɛndəʊ], \h_ˈɒ_m_aɪ_n ɪ_l_aɪ_dʒ_ˈɛ_n_d_əʊ]\
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In old English law. A writ directed to a corporation, requiringthe members to make choice of a man to keep one part of the seal appointed forstatutes merchant, when a former is dead, according to the statute of Acton Burnell.Reg. Orig. 178; Wharton.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.