- filacer
- One of the clerks in the English superior court at Westminster who filed writs and issued process.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
filacer
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Filacer — Fil a*cer, n. [OE. filace a file, or thread, on which the records of the courts of justice were strung, F. filasse tow of flax or hemp, fr. L. filum thread.] (Eng. Law) A former officer in the English Court of Common Pleas; so called because he… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
filacer — /filˈə sər/ noun Formerly, an officer who filed writs (also filˈazer) ORIGIN: OFr filacier, from filace a file for papers, from apparently L fīlum a thread … Useful english dictionary
filacer — /filasar/filazar/ In England an officer of the superior courts at Westminster, whose duty it was to file the writs on which he made process. There were fourteen filacers, and it was their duty to make out all original process. The office was… … Black's law dictionary
filacer — /filasar/filazar/ In England an officer of the superior courts at Westminster, whose duty it was to file the writs on which he made process. There were fourteen filacers, and it was their duty to make out all original process. The office was… … Black's law dictionary
filizer — Same as filacer … Ballentine's law dictionary
filaze — filaze, filazer see filace, filacer … Useful english dictionary
filizar — filizar, er obs. ff. of filacer, zer … Useful english dictionary
filliser — obs. form of filacer … Useful english dictionary
philaser — obs. form of filacer … Useful english dictionary
philazer — obs. form of filacer … Useful english dictionary
