free fishery

Old Eng. Law : The exclusive right of fishing in a public river. It was a royal franchise, and was distinguished from a several and a common of fishery, the former derived from the owner of the soil, the latter common to all. Other definitions have been given. The Great Charter and its confirmations prohibited free fishery. ( Black stone , .) free-fugue, s. Mus.: A fugue in which the answer and general treatment are not according to strict rules. (FUGUE.) free-gills or lamellæ, s. pl . Bot.: The lamelle or gills of an agaric us, when they do not adhere to the stipes. ( Lindley .) free-grace, s . Theol.: The exact expre ion, "free grace," does not occur in Scripture, but a near approach to it does in the words "being justified freely by His grace" (Rom. iii. 24). Its import is a gift conferred, not on account of merit in the recipient, but simply of grace- i . e ., of free favor, with unmerited kindne . The gift specially referred to is the gift of salvation through the merits of the Savior.