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ALBA FIRMA

\ˈalbə fˈɜːmə], \ˈalbə fˈɜːmə], \ˈa_l_b_ə f_ˈɜː_m_ə]\

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1856 - A Law Dictionary

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Eng. law. When quit rents were reserved payable in silver or white money, they wero called white rents, or blanch farms reditus albi. When they were reserved payable in work, grain, or the like, they were called reditus nigri or black mail. 2 Inst. 19.

1856 - A Law Dictionary
By John Bouvier

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