MEDLETUM
\mˈɛdə͡ltəm], \mˈɛdəltəm], \m_ˈɛ_d_əl_t_ə_m]\
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In old English law. A mixing together; a medley or m6l6e; an affray or sudden encounter. An offense suddenly committed in an affray. The English word "medley" is preserved in the term "chance-medley." An intermeddling, without violence, in any matter of business. Spelman.
By Henry Campbell Black
