See Also: WARRANTIA CHARTAE(law)
DE WARRANTIA DIEI, WRIT, Eng(law)

WARRANTIA CHARTAE (law) and sou (iou)


WARRANTIA CHARTAE (law)


WARRANTIA CHARTAE. An ancient and now obsolete writ, which was issued when a man was enfeoffed of land with warranty, and then he was sued or impleaded man was enfeoffed of land with warranty, and then he was sued or impleaded in assize or Other action, in which he could not vouch or call to warranty. in assize or Other action, in which he could not vouch or call to warranty. 2. It was brought by the feoffor pending the first suit against him, 2. It was brought by the feoffor pending the first suit against him, and had this valuable incident, that when the warrantor was vouched, and and had this valuable incident, that when the warrantor was vouched, and judgment passed against the tenant, the latter obtained judgment judgment passed against the tenant, the latter obtained judgment simultaneously against the warrantor, to recover Other lands of equal value. simultaneously against the warrantor, to recover Other lands of equal value. Termes de la Ley, h.t.; F. N. B. 134; Dane' s Ab. Index, h.t.; Rand. 141, Termes de la Ley, h.t.; F. N. B. 134; Dane' s Ab. Index, h.t.; Rand. 141, 148, 156; 4 Leigh' s R. 132; 11 S.

sou (iou)



sou noun. [su:] L15.
[French, sing. form deduced from sous, soux pl. of Old French sout from Latin solidus (sc. nummus coin) use as noun of solidus SOLID adjective: see SOLIDUS. Cf. SOL noun3, SOUSE noun4.]
Hist. A French coin, at one time a twentieth of a livre, later a five-centime piece. Cf. SOLDO.
not a sou colloq. no money at all.