Mulier

//ˈmjuː.lɪə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A child born lawfully in wedlock, in distinction from an elder sibling born of the same parents before their marriage (bastard eigne). historical

    "Or suppose an inquest were taken between us, and it were found that they are muliers, for which reason the voucher stood, and they came and pleaded the same exception to escape from warranting as heirs, then two inquests would be taken[…]"

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"Or suppose an inquest were taken between us, and it were found that they are muliers, for which reason the voucher stood, and they came and pleaded the same exception to escape from warranting as heirs, then two inquests would be taken[…]"

Etymology

From Latin mulier (“woman”).

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