Year"book` (?), n. 1.
A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the
statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference
book; as, the Congregational Yearbook.
2. (Eng. Law) A book containing annual
reports of cases adjudged in the courts of England.
&fist; The Yearbooks are the oldest English reports extant,
beginning with the reign of Edward II., and ending with the reign of
Henry VIII. They were published annually, and derive their name from
that fact. They consist of eleven parts, or volumes, are written in
Law French, and extend over nearly two hundred years. There are,
however, several hiatuses, or chasms, in the series. Kent.
Bouvier.
Year"book` (?), n. 1.
A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the
statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference
book; as, the Congregational Yearbook.
2. (Eng. Law) A book containing annual
reports of cases adjudged in the courts of England.
&fist; The Yearbooks are the oldest English reports extant,
beginning with the reign of Edward II., and ending with the reign of
Henry VIII. They were published annually, and derive their name from
that fact. They consist of eleven parts, or volumes, are written in
Law French, and extend over nearly two hundred years. There are,
however, several hiatuses, or chasms, in the series. Kent.
Bouvier.
