Plural

Plural

In the Past

A term used in grammar, which signifies more than one.

Developments

Sometimes, however, it may be so expressed that it means only one, as, if a man were to devise to another all he was worth, if he, the testator, died without children (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia) and he died leaving one child (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia), the devise would not take effect. See Dig. 50, 16, 148; Id. 35, 1, 101, 1; Id. 3 1, 17, 4 Code, 6, 49, 6, 2; Shelf. on L 559, 589. See Singular. [1]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about plural is based on the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, including plural.

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