Terrar

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Terrar \Ter"rar\, n. [LL. terrarius liber. See {Terrier} a
     collection of acknowledgments.] (O. Eng. Law)
     See 2d {Terrier}, 2.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Terrier \Ter"ri*er\, n.
     1. [F. terrier, chien terrier, from terre the earth, L.
        terra; cf. F. terrier a burrow, LL. terrarium a hillock
        (hence the sense, a mound thrown up in making a burrow, a
        burrow). See {Terrace}, and cf. {Terrier}, 2.] (Zool.) One
        of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct
        subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and
        Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping ears, while
        others, at the English and the black-and-tan terriers,
        have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears.
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     Note: Most kinds of terriers are noted for their courage, the
           acuteness of their sense of smell, their propensity to
           hunt burrowing animals, and their activity in
           destroying rats, etc. See {Fox terrier}, under {Fox}.
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     2. [F. terrier, papier terrier, LL. terrarius liber, i.e., a
        book belonging or pertaining to land or landed estates.
        See {Terrier}, 1, and cf. {Terrar}.] (Law)
        (a) Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the
            vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents
            and services they owed to the lord, and the like.
        (b) In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of
            private persons or corporations are described by their
            site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like.
            [Written also {terrar}.]
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