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Meaning of Magister rerum usus
Use is the master of things. Co. Litt. 229b. Usage is a principal guide in practice.
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Concept of “Magister Rerum Usus”
Traditional meaning of magister rerum usus in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Usage is the master of things [usage determines]. Magister cancellariae: a master in chancery. Magister navis: the master of a ship.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Magister Rerum Usus”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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