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ancient demesne.See DEMESNE. [Blacks Law 8th]

ancient,adj. Evidence. Having existed for a long time without interruption, usu. at least 20 to A 30  years <ancient  deed>  <ancient  map>.  •  Ancient items  are  usu.  presumed  to  be  valid  even  if proof of validity cannot be made.Fed. R. Evid. 901(b)(8). [Cases: Evidence    372. C.J.S. Evidence §§ 1010–1012, 1014–1015.] ancient,n. A senior member of…

anchorage.Maritime law. 1. An area where ships anchor. 2. A duty paid by shipowners for the use of a port; a toll for anchoring. [Cases: Shipping    7. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 18–20.] [Blacks Law 8th]

ancestry. A line of descent; lineage. [Blacks Law 8th]

ancestral estate.See ESTATE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

ancestral debt.See DEBT. [Blacks Law 8th]

ancestor,n.  A  person  from  whom  an  estate  has  passed;  ASCENDANT.  •  This  word  is  the correlative of heir. Cf. HEIR(1). common ancestor.A person to whom the ancestry of two or more persons is traced. [Blacks Law 8th]

anatomical gift.See GIFT. [Blacks Law 8th]

anatocism (<<schwa>>-nat-<<schwa>>-siz-<<schwa>>m), n.[fr. Greek anatokismos “to lend on  interest  again”]  Rare.  1.  Compound  interest.  See  compound  interest  under  INTEREST(3).2. The practice of compounding interest. [Blacks Law 8th]

anathema   (<<schwa>>-nath-<<schwa>>-m<<schwa>>),   n.   An   ecclesiastical   curse   that prohibits a person from receiving communion (as in excommunication) and bars the person from contact with members of the church. — anathematize,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]