Goodwill

( Law.) The custom of any busine or trade, that interest in it which is sold along with the goods and premises. By disposing of the good-will, the seller binds himself to do everything in his power to advance the interests of his succe or in the busine , and to recommend him to his customers. It is also usual to specify that the seller shall not enter upon the same busine within a certain distance of that which he has sold. Such a contract is good at law, and the party infringing it is liable in damages. Good win Sands. Dangerous sand-banks in the Strait of Dover, off the S.E. coast of Kent, England. The roadstead termed the Downs lies between them and the mainland. Length, abt. 10 miles. Good'-woman, n . Same as good-wife, but generally applied only to females in the lower walks of life.