FURNIVAL'S INN
\fˈɜːnɪvə͡lz ˈɪn], \fˈɜːnɪvəlz ˈɪn], \f_ˈɜː_n_ɪ_v_əl_z ˈɪ_n]\
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Formerly an inn of chancery. See INNS OF CHANCERY.Furor contrahi matrimonium non sinit, quia consensu opus est. Insanityprevents marriage from being contracted, because consent is needed. Dig. 23, 2, 16, 2;1 Ves. & B. 140; 1 Bl. Comm. 439; Wight- man v. Wightman, 4 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 343,345.
By Henry Campbell Black
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