What is (a) To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance. Blackstone. (b) To buy for a price called?
purchase — (Law) (a) To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance. Blackstone. (b) To buy for a price. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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