DOS

dos (dos), n.[Latin] 1.Roman law. Dowry. “Dos was a gift made to the husband on the part of the wife as her contribution towards the expenses of the joint establishment. It was made by the wife or by another person on her behalf, usually before marriage and conditionally on the marriage taking place; but it…

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DORSUM

dorsum (dor-s<<schwa>>m). [Latin] Hist. The back. • This term usu. appeared as part of the phrase in dorso to indicate that an instrument had been signed  on the back. In dorso recordi, for example, meant “on the back of the record.” “In the first place then the payee, or person to whom or whose order…

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