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PERQUISITOR

\pˈɜːkwɪsˌɪtə], \pˈɜːkwɪsˌɪtə], \p_ˈɜː_k_w_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_t_ə]\

Definitions of PERQUISITOR

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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In old English law. A purchaser; one who first acquired an estate to his family; one who acquired an estate by sale, by gift, or by any other method, except only that of descent 2 Bl. Comm. 220.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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