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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PRE-PYR |
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PURCHASE , in its common sense, that which is acquired by the payment of money or its equivalent. The originalmeaning of the word (O. Fr. pourchacier, pourchasser, &c., popular, Lat. pro-captiare) was to pursue eagerly, hence to acquire. Thus " purchase " was early used by the lawyers (e.g. Britton
inheritance
escheat
prescription
alienation and forfeiture ; more generally, purchase in law means acquisition of land
power can be excited or applied, a hold or fulcrum. This first appears (16th century ) in the nautical use of the verb, to haul up a rope or cable by some mechanical device, the root idea being apparently to " gain " advantage over the rope bit by bit.End of Article: PURCHASE If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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