FOREST ARIUS
\fˈɒɹɪst ˈe͡əɹɪəs], \fˈɒɹɪst ˈeəɹɪəs], \f_ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_s_t ˈeə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_s]\
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In English law. A forester. An officer who takes care of tho woods and forests. Dc farcstario aiwoncn- ilo,a writ which lay to appoint a forester to prevent further commission of waste when atenant in dower had committed waste. Rract. 310; l)u Gauge.In Scotch law. A forester or keeper of woods, to whom, by reason of his ollice, pertainstho bark and the hewn branches. And, when he rides through the forest, he maytake a tree as high as his own head. Skene de Verb. Sign.
By Henry Campbell Black
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