ouster le main

US/aʊstəɹ lə meɪn/US/-mæn/

noun

A delivery of lands out of the hands of a guardian, or out of the king's hands, or a judgement given for that purpose.

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Meanings

noun
  1. lawA delivery of lands out of the hands of a guardian, or out of the king's hands, or a judgement given for that purpose.

    he had to pay half - a - year's profits as a fine for suing out his ouster le main , or livery

    1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC
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ouster le main. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ouster%20le%20main

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