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PER AND POST

\pɜːɹ and pˈə͡ʊst], \pɜːɹ and pˈə‍ʊst], \p_ɜː_ɹ a_n_d p_ˈəʊ_s_t]\

Definitions of PER AND POST

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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To come in in the per is to claim by or through the person last entitled to an estate; as the heirs or assigns of the grantee. To come in in the post is to claim by a paramount and prior title; as the lord by escheat.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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