POSSESSIO CIVILIS
\pəzˈɛsɪˌə͡ʊ sˈɪvɪlˌiz], \pəzˈɛsɪˌəʊ sˈɪvɪlˌiz], \p_ə_z_ˈɛ_s_ɪ__ˌəʊ s_ˈɪ_v_ɪ_l_ˌi_z]\
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Possessio fratris de f eodo simplici facit sororem esse hseredem. The brother's pos POSSESSIO PACIFICA 916 POSSESSION session of an estate in fee-simple makes the sister to be heir. 3 Coke, 41; Broom, Max. Posscssio pacifica pour anns GO facit jus. Peaceable possession for sixty years gives a right. Jenk. Cent. 20.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.