| 单词 | habit and repute |
| 释义 | > as lemmashabit and repute habit and repute n. representing a medieval Latin habitus et reputatus, in earlier times translated halden and repute (or reputit), i.e. held and reputed (to be so and so).extracted from habitadj.habit and repute b. The phrase habit and repute is also used quasi-subst. for: The fact of being commonly held and reputed (what is indicated by the context). ΚΠ 1754 J. Erskine Princ. Law Scotl. I. i. vi. 63 Sufficient presumptive evidence of marriage, without the aid, either of cohabitation or of habite and repute. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. (at cited word) Thus marriage may be constituted by habit and repute..So also habit and repute is an aggravation of a special act of theft. [By a recent Act, habit and repute is no longer made matter of charge in the libel.] < as lemmas |
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