Legal Definition and Related Resources of Ager
Meaning of Ager
(Lat.) generally. A portion of boundaries. Used like the word acre in the old English law, denoting a measure of undetermined and variable value. Spelman; Du Cange; 3 Kent, Comm. 441,
What does Ager mean in American Law?
The definition of Ager in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
Old term for “land,” or “a field”; linguistically connected to acre, but most likely without any precise area specification.
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This definition of Ager Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
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Concept of “Ager”
Traditional meaning of ager in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) A field; an acre.
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Notes and References
- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Ager”, 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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Meaning of Ager
In this law dictionary, the legal term ager is a kind of the Roman law class.
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