Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
ancient lights — noun The legal right to receive in perpetuity, by certain windows, a reasonable amount of daylight • • • Main Entry: ↑ancient * * * ancient lights, British. windows whose light must not be overshadowed by new building. * * * ancient lights… … Useful english dictionary
Ancient lights — Ancient An cient, a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See {Ante }, pref.] 1. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ancient lights — A doctrine of English common law that gives a landowner an easement or right by prescription to the unobstructed passage of light and air from adjoining land if the landowner has had uninterrupted use of the lights for twenty years. Dictionary… … Law dictionary
Ancient lights — Light Light (l[imac]t), n. [OE. light, liht, AS. le[ o]ht; akin to OS. lioht, D. & G. licht, OHG. lioht, Goth. liuha[thorn], Icel. lj[=o]s, L. lux light, lucere to shine, Gr. leyko s white, Skr. ruc to shine. [root]122. Cf. {Lucid}, {Lunar},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ancient lights — See lights, ancient … Black's law dictionary
ancient lights — See lights, ancient … Black's law dictionary
ancient lights — n [U] (in English law) the principle that you have the right to receive light through any window that has been there for 20 years or more. It may be used in cases where a person wants to build something in front of your house, etc. * * * ▪ law… … Universalium
ancient lights — plural noun [treated as sing.] English Law the right of access to light of a property, established by custom and used to prevent the construction of buildings which would obstruct such access … English new terms dictionary
Ancient — An cient, a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See {Ante }, pref.] 1. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ancient demesne — Ancient An cient, a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See {Ante }, pref.] 1. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
