See Also: rundale(dictionary)

vis(1) (iou) and rundale (iou)


vis(1) (iou)



vis noun1. . E17.
[Latin.]
1. Strength, force, energy, vigour. Chiefly in various phrs. E17.
vis a fronte Mechanics the operative force of a moving or acting body, equal to the mass of the body multiplied by the square of its velocity.
Law. In pl. Legal validity; legal authority or power. (Earlier in INTRA VIRES, ULTRA VIRES.) L20.

rundale (iou)



rundale adverb, noun, & adjective. LME.
[from RUN verb + dale Scot. & north. var. of DOLE noun1. Cf. RUNRIG.]
Hist.
A. adverb. With Reference to the holding of land: in separate strips cultivated by different occupiers. LME.
b. noun.
A land-tenure system used esp. in Scotland and Ireland, similar to runrig but involving larger sections of land. Chiefly in in rundale. L15.
(A strip of) land occupied and cultivated under this system. E19.
C. adjective. Held under or designating this system. E17.