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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PISCARY

n.[L. piscis, a fish; piscor, to fish. ] In law, the right or privilege of fishing in another man's waters.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PISCARY

Pis "ca *ry, n. Etym: [L. piscarius relating to fishes or to fishing, fr. piscis a fish. ] (Law )

 

Defn: The right or privilege of fishing in another man's waters. Blackstone.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

piscary

pis ca ry |ˈpiskərē ˈpɪskəri | noun (in phrase common of piscary ) chiefly historical the right of fishing in another's water. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from medieval Latin piscaria fishing rights, neuter plural of Latin piscarius relating to fishing, from piscis fish.

 

Oxford Dictionary

piscary

piscary |ˈpɪskəri | noun (in phrase common of piscary ) Brit., chiefly historical the right of fishing in another's water. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from medieval Latin piscaria fishing rights , neuter plural of Latin piscarius relating to fishing , from piscis fish .