PRO CONSILIO
\pɹˈə͡ʊ kənsˈɪlɪˌə͡ʊ], \pɹˈəʊ kənsˈɪlɪˌəʊ], \p_ɹ_ˈəʊ k_ə_n_s_ˈɪ_l_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
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For counsel given. An annuity pro connilio amounts to a condition, but in a feoffment or lease for life, etc., it is the consideration, and does not amount to a condition ; for the state of the land by the feoffment is executed, aud the grant of the annuity is executory. Plowd. 412.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.